Originally posted by Blue It sounds like he is waiting on parts.
Uhhh, yeah. I agree.
The guy does good work and I think he's probably honestly just waiting for parts. In my experience (I've sent a K1000 and a lens to him on separate occasions), turn around has been RAPID. I'd be shocked if he was just sitting on your stuff, and I'm sure he's not hoarding it.
Also consider the guy is 70+, so Chatty Cathy, conversational emails are probably not his forte.
When I asked him to fix my Pentax gear, I came from the position that I was asking him to do a favor for me, and I was happy to compensate him for his time and efforts, and to wait politely. My perspective was not that he owed me any sort of priority or special attention.
I'd just continue to be patient if it were me.