Bridge Recap Time

[Farrell]

So sweat! And besides, it was the Spinet Grand I had posted on earlier. No
need to remove keybed even if I were doing the treble bridge. Not all small
pianos are vertical! Unfortunately!  :-)

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

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 12:16 AM
Subject: Re: Bridge Recap Time


ooooops. I just reread this and it was bass bridge recapping not treble too.
Sorry Terry!

Greg

jolly roger wrote:

> >
> >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

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