Bridge Recap Time

[Jon Page]

Chalk this up to experience, next time try installing a cap and then tell 
us which you prefer.

I would have gone with a new cap.  In the archives are the details of this 
procedure.

Live & learn,

Jon Page

At 04:13 PM 01/24/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > Repairing with epoxy about 3hrs. This includes getting strings off, and
> > back up to semblence of pitch.
>
>Idunno Roger, you are sounding somewhat bionic to me.
>
>In this epoxy repair I had to remove strings (I just went out and counted
>the bass strings on my Besty Ross regulating bench - there were more like 58
>bass strings), remove all bridge pins, clean out broken wood around speaking
>side pins on all bicords (ended up having a v-shaped trough along the bridge
>pin holes 1/8" wide and about 3/8" deep) fill with epoxy, let cure, drill
>new bridge pin holes in epoxy repair area, paint with dag, clean up bridge &
>re-bevel, re-install all old bridge pins set in epoxy, reinstall bass
>strings, bring up to pitch.
>
>Now I've added a few details not clearly described before. Do you still say
>3 hours? Thanks.
>
>Terry Farrell
>Piano Tuning & Service
>Tampa, Florida
>mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "jolly roger" <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 1:32 PM
>Subject: Re: Bridge Recap Time
>
>
> >
> > >
> > >How many hours would you bill a client for to remove bass strings (a
>spinet,
> > >so about 40+ bass strings) take off old cap, repair bridge root, glue on
>new
> > >cap, shape/trim new cap, drill new cap, notch new cap (just one straight
> > >bevel), install new pins, re-install bass strings, bring up to pitch (do
>I
> > >have all major steps?)? (I'll ask this before I tell you how long it took
>me
> > >to epoxy - I might be too embarrassed!) Please no responses from bionic
> > >recappers. Humans only. Thanks  ;-)
> >
> > Hi Terry,
> >              8-10hrs with all the various fiddling around jobs. If the
>bass
> > bridge comes off easy, and the job can be done on the bench, you will save
> > a couple of hrs.
> > Repairing with epoxy about 3hrs. This includes getting strings off, and
> > back up to semblence of pitch.
> > Roger
> >

Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net
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