broken plate

[Fenton Murray]

I think Locknstich will do a great job. I think they took advantage of me price wise, I was not happy at all. I've heard of them doing similar jobs for about 800 to 1200. I think the guy needed to pay his rent that day and I was a little too trusting. I didn't burn my bridge with them, but if I need them again I'll be careful. They do sell a kit and instructional DVD ( which I have ), and I think it could be worth doing yourself considering their price. Also, one must consider shipping a plate.
Fenton
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Farrell 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 8:34 AM
  Subject: Re: broken plate


  IMHO, whereas I like to do everything myself, I certainly am aware of the benefits of subbing out some piano rebuilding/repair tasks. And whereas doing the stitch-n-lock process looks like oodles of fun to do, a task like this that one will likely only run into once in their career - if ever, well let's just say that a reasonable argument can be made to sub this work out.

  Terry Farrell
    ----- Original Message ----- 

    Well they aren't ALL quite that expensive &c. There's a crusty ol' fellow in the greater Boston area who has been doing it forever & (at least a couple years ago) was very very reasonable. Charged a colleague about $450 to mend a shattered plate. We invited him to give a tech presentation for the local PTG meeting. While he had a slide show of various boilers, engines, & other heavy duty stuff that he had mended better than new, he really wasn't ready to teach *us* how to do it in one evening. A bit taciturn, and protective of his "trade secrets." Can't blame him for that, and his prices were extremely reasonable. 
    Patrick Draine


    On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Fenton Murray <fmurray at cruzio.com> wrote:

      They fly these guys out to ships dead in the water to repair engine blocks.
      They had just returned from a power plant in another country when I was
      there. Pretty amazing. They have dozens of patents on their hardware.
      Fenton


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