<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>G" Piano Works (Joe Garrett) suggests about 15 hours for a complete = <BR>regulation. I find that to be about right - less for a newer action in <BR>decent = shape, and more for an old crapo that has gone 97 years without a <BR>regulation. I = charge $60 per hour shop time and tell them that it will cost <BR>between $600 = & $1,200, depending on how much time I need to spend with it - <BR>closer = to the lower end if it cooperates with me, or closer to the upper end <BR>if I = run into a lot of small repairs, etc. The upper end also will include <BR>full = re-felting of the keyframe, filing the hammers, and minor repairs."<BR><BR>Terry,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>One thing that y'all aren't getting. Repairs ARE repairs and are = charged for accordingly. Regulation is Regulation, as above, it is a separate thingee!<G> Of course, one CANNOT do a proper regulation = UNTIL all of the mechanical foibles are taken care of. Anyone who attempts such, is a = fool/fooling him/herself, IMO. Strong words? Yes! (Flack Jacket firmly = affixed to protect body from incoming!<G></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Regards,</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>