Would it not be a good idea to start a thread of Empeg people around the world who feel capable of offering an assembly service at a realistic price?
The price offered would have to take in a realistic indemnity insurance, which I'm sure that a good commercial broker would quote for.
I need an extra tuner, I'm in the U.K. and my last electronics project was a valve amplifier with resistors bigger than some contemporary amplifiers. A healthy liking for beer and wine means that the tip of my soldering iron generally prescribes a 1/2 inch arc over the subject matter - I'll pay through the nose!