My business associates and I are setting up a major repair facility in Texas, which we will operate in conjunction with my www.nationofmusic.com website and my...
Steve, Comments inserted" ... I assume that you have purchased the assets of the Caldwell Products Overhaul Facility in Abilene Texas previously owned by Brook...
Jack: Yes, we bought the Brook Mays shop in its entirety. It was an amazingly well equipped facility. We have hired a VERY experienced manager. I'm in Texas...
Dear lord, why? The public school repair scene is nothing but back stabbing, throat cutting, hiring out to the lowest payer, kissing sh**headed band director ...
We don't plan to limit ourselves to school work. I'm sort of thinking about keeping schools on a COD (bring a check, not a purchase order to be paid in the...
Well, if there is anyone who can make headway for the industry in a school setting it is you. I admire the way you have carved out your market, Steve. Your ...
We're NOT going to use the facility (only the equipment) or the staff. I'm bringing in my own people. We have our own building. I think we're lucky to get to...
Sounds like you mean to set a new and higher standard. I think that is just what the repair industry needs now more than ever. You asked for advice and...
I haven't seen the building yet, although I will in the next couple of days. I only know that it's 30,000 sq. ft. We're not going to use all of it for the...
I'll be appearing at the IAJE in New York and the NAMM show in Anaheim over the next couple of weeks (along with some dealer appearances) and would very much...
I'm in the photographic equipment repair business and deal with schools. Our terms to schools are the same as our dealer accounts (net 30 eom) and we have few...
I have found over here in Australia that I get much better results from schools when I have made contact with the person who writes the cheques. Often each...
Many of the problems experienced in obtaining prompt payment from schools in the US is due to the precautions in place to protect the taxpayers' dollar....
I'm familiar with the system. I note with interest that before I quit doing business with schools the typical turnaround time for payment was OVER SIX MONTHS....
I do a fair amount of school work, and my policy is that they don't get their horns back without a check. I try not to ever put more time/money in than any...
I used to let my kids bring home other students' instruments for repair, and take them back to school the next day with the bill. It seemed a nice thing to...
It's really dis-heartening to hear such stories -- When I was younger (elementary, middle and senior high schools) -- I was had the luck of always finding...
The problem lies with the fact that schools just won't pay. The band director, the principal, the teachers, and the janitor all get paid for their work in a...
________________________________ From: SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SaxophoneRepair@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of STEVE GOODSON Sent: Sunday,...
Karsten, when I so such jobs for students my charges are very minimal, VERY minimal, hardly over the cost of materials. I would think replacing 2 tenon corks...
"Do you feel the situation is different when the student/parent brings the horn to you on their own, to have their horns repaired?" Yes. Much different, and...
Thanks for the replies and explanations - it's much appreciated. By the way Steve - I would be remiss if I didn't mention this... but, Congratulations on the...
We're fully staffed at present, but will be increasing staff as volume increases. I went over last week to inspect the equipment we bought. Essentially, we've...
Dear Folks, I just received, in my hobby repair shop, a Beuscher True-Tone Alto Sax... Upon initial inspection of the horn, I noticed that 3-4 pads are missing...
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