Bridge Recap Time

[Greg Newell]

Terry,

I didn't see removing the keybed in you laundry list. Do you plan to drill
around it? :>)

Greg

Farrell wrote:

> 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

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Greg Newell
Greg's Piano Forté
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