hardware plating

[Farrell]

Just a word of caution regarding subcontracted services that involve the use
of hazardous wastes. Know who you are dealing with. Plating shops generate a
significant amount of hazardous waste. Some operations are very clean and
dispose of wastes properly. Some are not very clean and some day will have
to pay the piper. The trouble is that if the operation does not have funds
to pay for a many-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-cleanup, the long arms of
environmental laws can, and often do, extend to those businesses that have
supported the perpetrator of the environmental problem.

Bottom line: It may be much less expensive to pay $400 for a plating job
than $200. Know who you are dealing with.

Terry Farrell (Professional Geologist and Environmental Consultant - in
another life!)
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Erwinpiano" <Erwinpiano@email.msn.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 11:38 PM
Subject: Fw: hardware plating


> List
>
>  Consider this price    $ 400.00 for say a complete set of stwy hardware
> quite PRICEY.  Our local guy can do a set for 200ish.
>
>  Check with the locals in your area.
>
>  Dale Erwin
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nichols" <nicho@lascruces.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 8:39 AM
> Subject: Re: hardware plating
>
>
> > Mark,
> > Our plating service in El Paso gives us a turn around of a couple of
days
> > and does real nice work. Not been displeased yet. Pricey, though.
> Depending
> > on number of pieces, up to $400.00 for a real complete (every little
> thing,
> > kinda) job. Nice buffing, and out of 20-25 sets per month, only a few
> large
> > screw notch flakes. No lost parts (yet).
> >
> > Guy
> >
> > At 05:30 AM 4/19/01 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Greetings -
> > >
> > >Being a little less than satisfied with the hardware plating I have had
> > >done in the past, I was wondering if anyone has a place they would
> > >recommend as doing good metal finish work, preferably in a reasonable
> > >time frame.  I know of several other finishers with the same interest.
> > >
> > >I see that there is an ad in the Journal from the Whitman Company
> > >offering metal finishing with a turn-around of 2-3 weeks.  Has anyone
> > >used their services?
> > >
> > >Mark Potter
> > >bases-loaded@juno.com
> > >
>