On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 21:35:52 -0700, "Pat"
wrote:


Now I know there are expensive locks out there like Baldwin and they run
$200 or over, but that includes the handles and hardware. Can a mortise
be
actually $250 on a nameless lock? Can he be trying to rip me off? He
would
not tell me where he found it or what brand it is.

If he tells you then you don't need him any more. He probably has found a

Exactly.

When I was a freshman in college my radio had a hum. The guy at the
repair store wanted 10 dollars for the part and 15 for labor, an awful
lot of money in 1964. More than the cost of the clock radio, I think.

I didn't mean anything bad by it, but I asked if I could buy the
part** and put it in myself.

**I meant, Can I buy it from you, but I don't remember if I said "from
you"

He got definitely angry, and I left with the radio.. He had made the
mistake of saying filter capacitor, or something, and I read or asked
others a bit about it. Wwhen I was home a few weeks later, I found a
suitable part for a dollar and soldered it in myself.

It was a college neighborhood and he was sick of being treated this
way. OTOH, it was a college n'hood and one must expect that they
don't know how much repairs cost and don't have much money either.

And I am sure he diagnosed the problem in 10 seconds. I can now.

mm

new lock assembly rather than parts. Since it is much different than todays
locks it is expensive. You can fit a modern lock to your door if you wanted
to modify your door.




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