Don Mannino wrote: > What an interesting story. > > At some point the producer will perhaps realize that technicians are all > very small businesses (i.e., 1 person!) which cannot afford to do > multiple weeks worth of work without pay. That would be nice to believe, but it seems unlikely, somehow. Salaried people to a remarkable degree don't understand that if the customer isn't paying for the independent's time, he doesn't otherwise have a paycheck. It doesn't seem to be that tough a concept, but it's amazing to me how seldom it's understood. > Also, who wants national exposure? So if you get a rush of 20 requests > for rebuilds from all over the country, it would be a huge headache. > Most shops couldn't accomodate them, and then come all the hassles of > servicing out of town rebuilds. That should be mostly self leveling. Presuming that a couple of week's worth of "rebuild" time and materials actually generates that response volume, 17 of them will be horrified that the price is over a couple of hundred dollars (after all, they don't need a "concert quality" instrument), two of them will sort of understand, and will get back with you REAL SOON, and one will be a doctor from Nigeria who will be thrilled to spend any amount if you'll just front him $10k until his cashier's check clears. Servicing out of town-state-country rebuilds isn't likely to be a real big concern, considering. Given that the program was conceived and produced as a means for THEM to make money, this doesn't strike me as all that unexpected. > Maybe they will find one of the more production oriented rebuilding > shops that could handle doing it. But if they're making it already, they don't need to play. And if they aren't, they can't afford to either. That's how I read 'em. Ron N
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