String Installation Question

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

ITUNEPIANO at aol.com wrote:
> You will get more strings from a 1/3 lb coil of size 13 than you will 
> out of a 1/3 lb coil of size 20, so trying to calculate an exact cost 
> for each size is not the way to go.  All repair people inflate the cost 
> of repair parts. usually 200% of their cost.  However, in the case of 
> small parts like strings, knobs, tombstones, etc, a 1000% mark up is not 
> uncommon.    Bob
> 



...or,  factor your time to cover "supplies" such as wire.

Newton Hunt's guide lists 1/2 hour for treble string replacement.


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