Lamp Repair

The switch on my old lamp that I had rewired maybe 10 years ago broke. They told me it would be $ 90, and claimed the wiring was super old. When I said I couldn’t afford it, they went down to $ 60, still too much (it was $ 20 ten years ago – I might have been OK with $ 40, but they were just asking for too much!!). So I picked it up, watch a 10 minute YouTube video and fixed it myself for a $ 10 wiring kit and about 20 minutes. (If I had known more, I could have done it for about $ 2, but I bought an entire kit instead of just replacing the one broken part.) They are also super-​far out-​of-​the-​way for me. I spent about 2 hours dropping off and picking up the lamp and about 30 minutes actually fixing it myself!

I recently had Ron and his staff restore an antique alabaster lamp that had broken into pieces, had faulty wiring, old hardware that was coming apart and a lampshade that was ancient. They did a terrific job of restoring it to the best condition possible for the price, discussed all the options with me thoroughly before they went to work, and kept me apprised of their progress. There were no surprises and while the lamp isn’t as good as new, since it’s a very old piece and had major breakage, I really do feel they restored it to the best condition they could for what I was willing to spend on it. More importantly, it is safe to use and now outfitted all new parts where needed. They’re good guys and there were no unexpected surprises– plus they work quickly. I’d highly recommend them!

If I could give a zero I would. I brought a very expensive lamp in for a simple toggle switch replacement. I expected to pay a lot/​way to much (this is New York)
What kills me is they used a crappy 50 cent part which will for sure break anytime, mind you a quality switch would have cost them no more that 2 bucks. Shady shady shady
I suggest to go somewhere more reputable, I know I will in the future.

Great Service. The service, followup, pricing and overall experience with Ron and the staff of
was 5 star. The antique lamp, entrusted to Ron, was restored while still maintaining the antique look of the lamp. We are very satisfied with the workmanship and overall experience with
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Great service!

I really don’t know why this amazing store has bad reviews! At least not my experience. I have used Ron and his staff at least 3 times. They are professional, very good at what they do, they get back to you immediately, they are so reasonable in comparison to all the other crooks out there! Their work is impeccable and their staff is superb. Insist on Ron & Luis. They will never steer you wrong. They have taken down for me very expensive chandeliers. Baccarat ones. They have put them back up again, cleaned them, rewired them and hung them.
As I said before their prices are reasonable and their work magniuficent. I wouldn’t go anywhere else!

After speaking with and e-​mailing Ron, I brought in two antique Staffordshire dogs to be made into lamps. I e-​mailed photos so that he could see exactly what I was looking for. He spent a lot of time with me to make sure that I got exactly what I wanted. The lamps are lovely and I thought the price was very reasonable.

What a bunch of crooks. I brought a two-​light halogen pendant lamp for repair. One of the lights went out and it wasn’t the bulb so I assumed it had to be re-​wired. The guy told me the «technician» had to take a look at it to give me a more accurate estimate but he believed it would be approximately $ 95. Twenty minutes later (this is part of the strategy: they let you leave the store so that they don’t have to give you an estimate in writing) the same guy called me and said that both lights should be re-​wired as the other one might fail as well. I asked the price and he literally said «if you do both lights I’ll charge you only $ 130» I answered that I wasn’t planning to spend more than $ 100. In the end we settled for $ 110, if I paid cash.
A couple of days later, when I called to see if the work was done and to confirm the price, another guy told me it was $ 220 plus tax. I thought there was a misunderstanding so I demanded to talk with the person who gave me the estimate. He called me back and insisted that it was understood that $ 110 was for EACH light.
That was never the case. I am not stupid. He said $ 110 total; period. I would’ve never agreed to pay $ 220, which is more than I paid for the lamp. I was furious, so I said «keep it. I’ll never pay you that money.» To my surprise, he calmly said «OK». That’s when I realized that they would sell it, which is effectively like stealing it. A few days later they called again to try to negotiate, which I did only because I didn’t have the time to look for a new lamp and I really liked that one. Very angrily I ended up paying $ 150. I know they fixed the broken light, but there is no way for me to tell whether they really did the good one as well (I seriously doubt they did). After reading previous reviews, I don’t know how these people are still in business. They were dishonest with me and they did sloppy jobs for other reviewers.

My wife brought a bettina lamp (from the Museum of Modern Art shop) to this place
for repair. They charged her $ 125 and it not only didnt work we had to throw it out
and replace it. Not a good place.