Bridge Recap Time

[Farrell]

I recently did an epoxy repair to a bass bridge on a small piano. All the
speaking length side bicord pins had straightened up and taken the
surrounding wood with them. Pretty easy to argue that recapping was in
order. Anyway, I am trying to evaluate in my mind pros and cons of recapping
and epoxy repairs.

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  ;-)

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com