Vertical Damper Lift Rail

[Don]

Hi Terry,

I had a locksmith shop make up a dozen L shaped pins with one leg threaded.
I keep one in the "trunk tools" so that if I need it..it is right there. So
far this has worked well for me.

For one hour in shop? Plus 15 minutes in the home (X 2 as you have to
install it too)? You don't say what travel time is--but if it is urban 25
miles round trip sounds like one more hour. Then there are "shop materials"
to be charged for. I'd charge for 2.5 hours plus material costs (cost X 2)
plus mileage. That looks confusing--let me try a table instead

dampher rod *out*	15.00
Dampher rod *in*	15.00
travel time		60.00
shop time		60.00
Total labor		 2.5 hours


0.5 "on site" labor rate	=$ 30.00
2 hours "shop rate"		=$100.00
cost of L pin x2 		= x.xx
mileage charge 50@0.xx	=xx.xx

Sub total			=$xxx.xx
tax(es)?

Grand Total			=$xxx.xx

At 05:42 PM 21/10/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>     My question  (before I tell what my charge is/was) is how much time
>would you charge at your  normal hourly rate for such a repair?   I'm in
>Florida and rates are pretty consistent here  with most of the mid-west. I
>typically charge $60 an hour for on-site service  work and $50 an hour for
>shop work. And I think I gave him a good deal  actually.......   The piano
>is a recent model Kawai.   The tasks I had to do: 1 - diagnose problem
>(pretty fast on that  one) 2 - remove action 3 - remove damper rail 4 -
>replace action  visit - so no  need to charge for a service call
>specifically to remove the damper  rail.) 5 - repair rail (make new
>L-shaped pin, drill hole  in rod, epoxy pin in place)  so she wanted it
>back together ASAP - so this was a special service  call to that area.)  
>Thanks for any input.   Terry Farrell 

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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