This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment 1 yd of under string/ bushing > felt at each thickness, about $250 Cnd. for each, soon adds up. > Come to think of it, felt products alone would be more than $2000. > Regards Roger=20 I believe it is called string pillow. String pillow costs about $45.00 = CDN! Bob Moffatt > At 07:19 PM 02/10/00 -0500, you wrote: > >List, > > I'm coming out of the lurking mode on this one. We stock AT = LEAST $2000 > >in parts...probably a lot more if I stop and add it all up. When I = stop to > >think about it...a few of each kind of butt, wippen, flange, temp > >replacement hammer, bass string replacements for common pianos (P202, = 243, > >P2, Baldwin D, old Steinway M-D's, etc that are in colleges and they > >commonly break...I despise universals), Protec, dampers, shanks, = knobs, > >touch up materials, polishes, boy... just goes on and on and that's = just for > >the road cars. Then there's the shop. > > If y'all don't have to have an inventory, tell me how so I can = learn > >here. > > > >Thanks!! > > > >Ted Rohde - Central Illinois > > > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~responding to~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >Boy, I sure don't have a couple thousand tied up in parts by a long = shot... > > > >David I. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On = Behalf > >Of Roger Jolly > >Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 8:37 AM > >To: pianotech@ptg.org > >Subject: Re: Schaff buys American Piano Supply > > > > > >Hi Susan, > > I'm going to play Devil's Advocate. > >You are out of brass flange clips, and have to special order some for = a > >customer. > >You return home and process the order. > >You have paid for a phone call, and the shipping charges, plus a = second > >visit to the customer to install. > >Even if they are next door neighbor's, there goes at least 1 hr of = time. > >The part cost but a few cents. How much do you charge the customer = for the > >part? > >You probably have a few thousand dollars tied up in inventory, who = pay's > >the interest on the money? > >From my own point of view, I either give the nickle and dimes parts = away, > >and see it as the cost of doing business, or charge a $20 minimum = parts > >handling fee. Now that could be seen as a grossly inflated mark up. = But in > >reality it's survival to stay in business. > >Large ticket items we just double the invoice amount. It's called = profit. > >I have a $10 minimum parts policy for things like 3 or 4 hammer = shank's, if > >you use common sense you will not be challanged. You have to be fair = to > >yourself, as well as the customer. > >We all end up in doing jobs that we loss money, so it balances out = when we > >can make it up in other areas. > >Grining from ear to ear. > >Have a nice day. > >Roger > >=20 > Roger Jolly > Saskatoon, Canada. > 306-665-0213 > Fax 652-0505 >=20 ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/2f/38/8c/ba/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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