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etc-etc Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2015 3:36 pm Post subject: |
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More importantly, post a review once (when and if) you get the horn back. |
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robd4431 Regular Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:44 pm Post subject: Dave Williams and my experiences in Jan-Feb 2015 |
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I got a response to my email today and Dave is fine with passing along tracking numbers to and from his outsourced plating partner, Anderson plating. Since the trumpet is shipped out and back disassembled, and final fitting is likely required, I scrapped the drop ship to me idea. I'd screw it up.
Anderson plating told me that they have a 7 to 10 day turnaround for plating of a ready-to-go horns; which mine should be when Dave sends it out.
I estimated a delivery date for one of my trumpets for 2/19 or 20 based on total transit time, Anderson's work and Dave's fit and finish. Dave seems fine with my expectations.
So far so good, and I'll post again when I get the tracking # for shipment to plating from Dave.
I hold the opinion that overhaul and plating jobs are very hard to estimate. It’s like major car repair and esp. auto body work. They just don't know how long the job may really take or cost until they get the vehicle in the shop and start at it. |
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robd4431 Regular Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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WT?
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robd4431 Regular Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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Oh yes I will. I'm not worried about getting my property back, because I will. Your point regarding a post addressing the quality of the job (complete or not) and the duration it takes is well taken. In the meantime, I'll try to report events as they happen without editorial comment. We'll see if I can do it. |
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robd4431 Regular Member
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2015 5:48 am Post subject: Trumpet shipped to plating yesterday... |
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Should be delivered to Anderson by Thurs. I have the USPS tracking number and it's legit. So far, not a lot to report, except it took longer than I wanted to do the prep work, but not crazy long. just under 4 weeks. That includes an "off-week" for Dave. |
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robd4431 Regular Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:09 am Post subject: Got the first trumpet back! |
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The one trumpet I sent to Dave is back. He did the prep, used Anderson silver plating + the shipping and final assembly & fitting, and shipped it back for $495. It is beautiful, and plays as well or better than when I sent it.
Note: this did take 9 weeks, and I was in communication with Dave the whole time. He's in Raleigh NC these days. There were some weather related delays no one could have avoided there.
I'm very satisfied with the work and the price, only wish it could have been finished earlier. My guess is that the fastest it could have been done is 6 weeks.
Waiting for the "hard case" - a full restoration of a pretty well banged up Schilke B2LB. I did not expect this to be done much before Easter (4/4/2015) Basically a 90 day job. We'll see what happens there.
Dave is not much for e-mail. Calls are better if you need to get an update. |
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robd4431 Regular Member
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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Service of the second horn is a serious disappointment and it was returned to me prematurely at my request. I fired Dave and will have the contracted work (silver & gold plating, fit & finish) completed by others. After four (4) months the horn was at least stripped to the bare metal and dent work completed. The contracted Amado water keys were not installed/not included in the shipment however. In my experience Dave has a very BIG problem keeping his word. Status reports on this job were simply false, all the way along.
My trumpet was damaged in final transit back to me of course, but not Dave's fault exactly. I never use USPS, but he did. It seems USPS opened the box and did not re-pack the trumpet properly. Dave offered repair (NFW!), and now my local tech has (redundant) repair work for obvious reasons. I'm very happy to get my horn back, regardless of its state. |
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blbaumgarn Heavyweight Member
Joined: 26 Jul 2017 Posts: 705
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 4:27 am Post subject: Band Mqster |
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This is the reason, ( and I know there are very reputable repairmen out there) that I will go in my city and that is it. If the service window just kept going I could go back in and take their shop apart one board at a time. In another life and like 47 years ago I started to. They found my trumpet and I got it back to take to another place for adjustment and repair. I feel for you, man |
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Craig Swartz Heavyweight Member
Joined: 14 Jan 2005 Posts: 7770 Location: Des Moines, IA area
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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Damn! This thread started in 2008 and I remember Dave's ads. Wonder if he's still alive? If not, we could put this into a "Taps" category |
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