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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Hazen:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I can't give you any =
advice on
labor charges, but I'd use the time studies available and multiply by =
your
hourly shop rate. In stabilizing quickly, I'd install all the =
strings at
once, and immediately pull them up one semitone higher than where they =
should
be. Go back in a couple of days, see where they are, treat them as =
a
standard pitch raise (overpull by 1/3 of the flatness cents), tune, then =
check
again in a few days, and repeat the process. This =
should have
resulted in near normal characteristics for the bass strings. This =
should
be able to be accomplished within 1-2 weeks. Mike
Kurta...</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=HazenBannister@cs.com
href="mailto:HazenBannister@cs.com">HazenBannister@cs.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, May 12, 2002 3:32 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> U1 bass strings</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Hi list,
<BR> Friday I went to service a yamaha U1,which had 4 broke bass
strings.It had about 10 or 12 tied strings (not textbook ties =
either),and I
could tell there were several other new strings as well.I told the =
church,that
in order for me to take their account,I would want to get rid of that =
mess,and
start over.I called yamaha,and they referred me to mapes,and agreed =
with my
decision,and I ordered a set of bass strings for this piano,1976 =
model.I am
wondering what is the best way to do this.I restring pianos in my =
shop,and put
on universals all the time.But I wonder if it's best for stability to =
start at
A0 and go one at a time,or stagger them maybe,the pins feel good in =
the
piano,so I'm not concerned with them being a problem.Also,I know we =
don't talk
about price fixing,and I'm NOT going in this direction at all.But I =
would like
some different BALLPARK prices,or help in what kind of ordeal I'm in =
store for
,as for as time-wise in getting stability back fast,return trips,! et! =
c....
<BR>Thanks much, <BR>Hazen Bannister</FONT> =
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