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What the bench does
Every price on this page is posted, final, and includes the diagnosis. We do not invent fees; we have a ledger to uphold.
General service
Clean, adjust, new ribbon and feet. Three working days, timed with a stopwatch and pride.
$95
Full restoration
Bath, platen recover, paint touch, new draw strap. One to three weeks, photographed throughout.
$290+
Ribbon refill by post
Our own wax-ink ribbons, wound in-house. Black-red split, all-black, or century green.
$9
Appraisal
One hour with the machines, a written opinion, no appointment needed on Saturdays.
$60
Long rental
A working machine on your desk for as long as you need. Deposit applies; see rentals.
$28/mo
House call
We come to you within the valley. Bring tea; we bring tools.
$140
How a repair works
Bring the machine, or bring the story and we will find the machine. The bench opens it, photographs it, and calls you with the truth before any wrench turns. The quote is the price; the posted list is the whole list.
Repairs are entered in the public ledger the day they leave: date, machine, complaint, verdict. Sixty-four years of it. Ask to see yours.
The truth before the wrench. You hear the verdict before the work.
No invented fees. The posted list is the whole list.
The ledger is public. Every repair, every day, since 2004.
Parts are old or made new. Never pretending.