wound string replacement

[David Love]

I think it's important to factor into the cost the follow up tunings
that will be required.  I usually figure 5-6 hours for installation plus
three additional service calls to tune, so I bill 8-9 hours of labor
plus parts.  
I schedule the first tuning after 2 weeks, the second after another 4
weeks and the third after another 8 weeks.  The next one will be time to
tune the whole piano.  

David Love
davidlovepianos@comcast.net 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Cy Shuster
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 6:01 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: wound string replacement

>From Newton Hunt's great pocket-sized Piano Technician's Guide
(available 
from the PTG):

New bass strings (set), new tuning pins, and two tunings: 9.00+ hours
(may 
be variable depending on the piano)

--Cy Shuster--
Bluefield, WV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 3:08 PM
Subject: wound string replacement


> Hi,
>
> How many hours to replace 50 wound strings on a 48" upright piano?
Thanks
> in advance.
>
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
> Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat
>
> mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/
>
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> 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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