Hello rebuilding types! Anyone care to give an estimate for time required to rebuild a 1926 all-original Steinway L action? (No damper work - just the stuff attached to the keyframe & stack.) I plan on new hammers, shanks, flanges, wippens, backchecks, keypins, action frame felt, key bushings. How long would it take to install all these properly with appropriate traveling, spacing, alignment, a good look at action geometry at the onset, right on through to a good final regulation to finish. Using Joe Garrett's labor guide I calculate about 65 hours. I'm sure it will take longer than that for me because I have only done a few actions. But still 65 hours seems like quite a bit. Charging full price would put labor fees over $3,000. Add parts to it and you have more than $5,000 to do a standard action rebuilding. More if you want to incorporate Stanwood techniques, etc. This seems very high priced to me (but maybe I just don't know what to expect). How many hours would you experienced types allot for doing this work. Thanks. Terry Farrell
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