1. Artist Designed and
Hand Produced (see price list for costs)
A. This method
requires the Artist to draw the design on a production stencil and
production hand cuts the memorial design.
B. If this method
of producing a memorial is chosen, be prepared to spend a lot of time with
your client. It is very difficult to visualize what another person
wants. It is our experience that the Artist will, on average, do 3
to 4 examples before the client accepts one. Also, when the Artist's
rendition is produced on granite it often looks different than the example
on paper.
C. Remember, we
have over 6,000 designs in our computer and we may have a standard design
that will be what your client is looking for. Before going to all
this trouble, check with one of our Computer Design Technicians. It
may save you a lot of aggravation and expense.
2. Altering Standard Computer Designs
(see price list for costs)
A. Many items can
be added to standard designs easily such as: Masonic emblems,
figures, epitaphs, etc. The only restriction for adding these items
is space. If these items have to be shrunk in size to fit the
available space, they no longer can be transferred to the memorial through
standard production methods and have to be hand cut, resulting in extra
costs.
B. Removing an
internal part of a design and replacing it with another shape or form.
Because all designs are tied together this is very time consuming and it
is very difficult to produce a well balanced, attractive memorial.
Remember computer time adds cost.
3. Duplicating an Existing Memorial
(see price list for costs)
A. This method of
producing a memorial requires 2 items.
1. A clear and accurate rubbing of the memorial you are trying to
duplicate. The rubbing must show all lines and shapes to allow our
production people to determine their sizes, location, etc.
2. Photos of the overall design and close-up photos of the detailed
designs such as: flowers, figures, etc. Because there are so
many methods of producing designs these photos are the only way our people
can determine which method was used to produce the one you are trying to
duplicate.
B. Lettering on
older memorials was often done by hand and is virtually impossible to duplicate. Also be sure the lettering you want on the new memorial will
fit in the design. For example, if the existing memorial was
designed around the name "MARY" the name "WILLIAM ROBERT" probably will
not fit. |
