Author: GoldenBoy
Date: 2014-09-19 18:19
Thanks for all the replies.
I agree that Symer is the best and most reasonable, albeit difficult to get into contact with at times.
To be clear, I basically asked him to put it into perfect order, as I wanted to start with a clean slate on this oboe. I didn't mention bumpers specifically, but then again, you shouldn't have to. It was the repair tech who then suggested a full service for a flat rate of $350, based on how dirty the oil from the rods was.
$90 per hour is perfectly reasonable for a good repair tech in such a high-rent city. Unfortunately it's pretty clear that he spent about an hour on it, if that. At most, he did a very light clean/oil/adjust, and maybe cleaned the octave vents. Basically I think he saw that the oboe already played very well, and decided to try pulling one over on me by letting it sit in his shop for a few days and charging me for a major service that he didn't actually perform.
I'll refrain from mentioning him by name, as he may still make it right (still no reply) and I don't want this coming up in google searches for his name just yet, but suffice it to say he's the only oboe repair specialist (That I know of) in midtown west, manhattan.
Post Edited (2014-09-20 21:31)
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