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I hear ya. My area of expertise is CNC routers; I've operated a wide variety over the years -- from the old Morbidelli g-code machines to Homag/Weeke processing centers with WoodWOP parametric programs imported from Autocad and Pro Engineer. I'm not sure if a CNC machine fits your bill, but the increase in productivity can be staggering. For instance: In 1995 I was working for a custom office furniture manufacturer. The company had 30 people doing veneered pivot doors, doing the bullnose and chamfers with small machines, then finishing the lock mortise and pivot pockets by hand. They were averaging 80 doors a day. After commissioning a single Homag gantry router I was able to average 200 doors a day by myself. The smallest radius I could do was 1.5 mm so I had to keep one man to square out lockplate corners. Granted, this was a large industrial machine worth $150 K, but there are quite a few small shop solutions out there -- from DIY machines at buildyourcnc.com, to small table router manufacturers like larkencnc.com. A basic table won't cost you much more than what you would pay for the belt sander, and has a great many more potential applications.
But this doesn't help you with your immediate problem, and can have a pretty steep learning curve, so it might be something to consider for the future. A hand-held Fladder sander might help you reduce finish sanding and lacquer sanding times, but it won't work for shaping. I've used Fladder sanders on spindles and trim and they do a good job prepping for stain; they can get into the places a belt sander can't. The belt sander you linked has an adjustable stop so sanding fret boards and such should be safer and faster, but you'll still have to free-hand a radius.
I don't know. It sounds like you are at max capacity and anything I could suggest would only be incremental. Perhaps you are doing enough business that it's time to consider hiring a helper. I wish I could be more help.
Peace
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