Bench Regulation: was Decker Grand

[Farrell]

> Terry, I don't understand your comment about the monetary reward. Your
> statement implies you don't charge as much for "in the shop" work as you
do
> for "in the home" work. You should be charging the same for both. They
both
> take up time, and all you get paid for is your time.

No, I charge the same either place (well maybe I let things slide a bit in
the shop - but just because I like being there so much). I was simply
agreeing that it is likely more efficient to regulate it right there and
then in the home - at a minimum it would in deed eliminate an extra trip -
assuming you could get it done in one day. (I think the author of the
efficiency criticism must often work on 10 year old Yamahas and the like -
they are likely done in a few hours & they were not so far off to begin
with).

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: <Wimblees@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: Bench Regulation: was Decker Grand


> In a message dated 6/13/01 6:49:02 AM Central Daylight Time,
> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:
>
> << Bench regulation: arguably not as efficient, perhaps not as monetarily
> rewarding, but way more an integral part of a wholesome, and spiritually
and
> intellectually rewarding piano/life experience.
>
>  Terry Farrell >>
>
> If done right, a bench regulation will result in very little time a the
> piano. All of what Terry just said about the "comforts" of doing the
> regulation in the privacy of your own shop, is a big reason I NEVER do a
> complete regulation in the piano. Yes, I do the final one in the piano,
but
> as I said, if you do it right, you shouldn't have to spend more than an
hour
> tweaking a note here and there.
>
> Terry, I don't understand your comment about the monetary reward. Your
> statement implies you don't charge as much for "in the shop" work as you
do
> for "in the home" work. You should be charging the same for both. They
both
> take up time, and all you get paid for is your time.
>
> Willem