Rolleiflex 2.8C needs a CLA: who do you recommend?

In my earlier comments, I suggested that Raid's need to have his camera restored to reliable operating condition might be met by a competent service technician who set out to repair the extant problem and service the shutter mechanism rather than resort to a full teardown/reassembly repair. A competent technician would recognize gummy/overoiled lubricant and remove it , where offending, as a matter of course, wherever it was in the shutter plate.

I am not suggesting a quick and dirty fix of using new oil or lighter fluid to effect a immediate "repair" (certainly not "patch and oil", whatever that is to mean) I am suggesting some wisdom in mending only what is causing the problem.

I believe Dan Daniels last comments agree with this, to wit; rigorously correct what is off with the shutter/aperture adjusting controls and avoid mucking about with the remainder of an otherwise functioning Rollei.

A total rebuild by Mr. Fleenor will undoubtedly restore Raid's Rollei to reliable operating condition after (not inconsiderable) expense and delay. It is not clear that work to correct Raid's extant troubles, but short of a massive CLA, would result in a camera that is any less reliable.

I propose/suggest that it is not necessary to tear down and rebuild the film advance mechanism and the other Rollei mechanicals if the camera malfunction is sluggish shutter behavior.
 
The thing about Harry Fleenor’s work is that rather than doing a major tear down overhaul, he can knowledgeably tell an owner what work he recommends be done. That is my experience
 
He can only give an estimate for the repair cost after he inspects the camera, he wrote me. There is a 5 month back-log. A full CLA costs $400 plus parts and shipping while a front parts repair is $59 plus cost of parts.
 
Raid, the best technicians at specialized work have backlogs. You have other cameras. I send my cameras from Canada to repair people like DAG and Harry F, because they are excellent at what they do. Gone are the days, when every large city had camera repair service and work was turned around in a couple of weeks.
 
Raid, on wait times.....as an amateur guitarist playing old guitars, we have a similar situation: a handful of the highest skilled people to work on 1930s Martins. You might wait a year or more for access to the top guys like TJ Thompson. Wait times once repair work starts will usually be months or more....
 
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