Bridge Recap Time

[Farrell]

> 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
>