4-6 hours (plus materials) including pick up and delivery depending on the number of leads , how easy they come out and whether they have damaged the keys by swelling and splitting them. Don't forget disposal of toxic lead as well. Replace is better. If they want you to do a weigh off and balance the action at the same time (not a bad idea while you're at it) then add an additional 3 hours without smoothing the strike weights. Do the survey before you remove the leads and adjust the front weights accordingly when you replace with new lead. Better to just tell them about 1 day +/- and bill them for time and materials-don't lock yourself into delivering it at a specific price. Or, you can hire me to do it for you. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Ilvedson Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 8:05 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org; caut at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] key leads List, I have perused the archives about oxidizing key leads. Seems to have been around 1996 or so...I have an Apollo Grand with the beginnings of oxidizing leads. Some sticking keys etc. My first inclination is to just chisel off and seal with lacquer or something like that. Anyone want to hazzard how long it would take to remove the leads and replace with new? I probably should give the customer that option... I'm guessing 1 hour for travel back and forth. 1 hour to disassemble and reassemble action. 1 hour to remove leads and a couple to swedge in new ones...am I dreaming here? What do you think. David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20091216/43ebff6e/attachment.htm>
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