Terry/Rebuilding Uprights

[Farrell]

Thanks Joe. I agree. I have your labor guide and use it quite a bit. That is
how I priced this job. But as far as actually keeping track of my shop
time........please - only ten new things at a time!!!!!  ;-)

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 2:23 PM
Subject: Terry/Rebuilding Uprights


> Terry,
> You made a comment: "wish I had kept track of the time....".
> IMHO we should all keep better track of the time spent on jobs. My Repair
> Labor Guide is a product of doing just that. I know that it's not perfect,
> but it does give us a point of reference. I would suggest, that anyone who
> is doing shop work, invest in either a good lapse time stop watch or a
time
> card machine. They are inexpensive and are worth their weight in "gold".
> If you use something to keep track of your time spent, then you can check
it
> against the RLG and decide if you are working efficiently or if the job
you
> are doing is just more difficult and deserves a higher charge. The whole
> point is to be FAIR to yourself AND  the client. It's a difficult
> "tightrope" we walk, in this regard, but we are making a living doing
this,
> so let's get a little more organized.
> Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
>