Seeking industry information

[Richard Brekne]

You guys thinking of going into the aggraffee buisness ??? :)

RicB

Overs Pianos wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Some of you who were at the 2001 Reno National convention may remember 
> Mark O'Shea, who was working for us at the time. Well after a stint 
> working in LA we are pleased to have him working back with us again. 
> Mark is interested in obtaining certain piano industry information. 
> Some of you may be able to assist. If you would prefer to email Mark 
> privately that would be fine also. His email address is;
>
> mailto:mark@overspianos.com.au
>
> The questions Mark has asked me to relay to the Pianotech brains-trust 
> are as follows;
>
>         1. At the present time, how many grand pianos are manufactured
>         globally per year?
>
>         60,000 (1997) - from the US International Trade Commission
>         report, May 1999
>
>
>         2. How much do major manufacturers such as Baldwin, Kawai,
>         Samick, Steinway, Yamaha pay for agraffes? (This may vary
>         widely but all information would be helpful)
>
>
>         3. What percentage of agraffes are rejected during
>         installation? Several years ago I heard that Yamaha reject
>         around 35 % of their agraffes, ie. those which do not come
>         into alignment at an appropriate torque figure (I know that
>         hearsay is very dangerous but we have to start somewhere).
>
>
>         4. How long does it take for a competent factory installer to
>         fit a set of agraffes?
>
>
>         5. At what rate might the above factory worker be paid per hour?
>
>
> Thanks in advance, should anyone have relevant information that they 
> would be willing to provide.
>
> Best regards,
> Ron O.
>
>
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