Newbie Question - Strings

[Avery Todd]

Terry,

Maybe I too am missing something here. Why in the world would it take even 
1/2 hour to replace
a bass string? Let alone an hour! Or maybe we're talking about universal 
strings here?

Avery

>Both Joe Garrett's and Newton Hunt's labor guides indicate that an 
>appropriate time for an experienced tech is 1/2 hour to replace a simple 
>treble string, and tad longer for difficult access, and an hour to replace 
>the first bass string, and a 1/2 hour for each one after that.
>
>Or am I missing something here?
>
>Terry Farrell