Teeshot, as you can see I have helped Loki1957 (twice) as well as others, including Flemke. Loki1957 wants me to fly out to Santa Fe to set up his rig when he and his wife retire out there next year. I've traveled to customers' homes on the west and east coasts to set up their turntable systems, included with their purchases.
I've done setups up in Green Bay as well, and when two or more people ask me to come up the extra mileage cost is shared, which makes what might be viewed as already reasonable even less. I know a guy on the east coast who charges $150 for the first hour and $100 per hour after that, assuming you're within say 20 miles of his place. I never time my work nor watch the clock, which tends to take two to four hours depending upon a variety of factors. And the base cost of the service can be applied to future analog purchases, which also include the service gratis. Maybe I'm too cheap. I have to admit a weakness for Kopps (and Oscar's) frozen custard but am glad I don't live closer :-)
Brian
I've done setups up in Green Bay as well, and when two or more people ask me to come up the extra mileage cost is shared, which makes what might be viewed as already reasonable even less. I know a guy on the east coast who charges $150 for the first hour and $100 per hour after that, assuming you're within say 20 miles of his place. I never time my work nor watch the clock, which tends to take two to four hours depending upon a variety of factors. And the base cost of the service can be applied to future analog purchases, which also include the service gratis. Maybe I'm too cheap. I have to admit a weakness for Kopps (and Oscar's) frozen custard but am glad I don't live closer :-)
Brian