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<DIV>Hi </DIV>
<DIV>I would go with the set cost, as mentioned by others.</DIV>
<DIV>Initially when I started, I tried to calculate the exact =
cost.</DIV>
<DIV>The method I used then, was to weigh the roll, when I started, =
and
again when I finished. Then add up the amounts, and multiply times the =
cost of a
pound, and times your mark up.</DIV>
<DIV>Since I found that the weight, for all intents was never over 2 =
lbs, I took
the cost of 2 lbs, times my mark up.</DIV>
<DIV>I imagine a concert grand might take more.</DIV>
<DIV>But looking at the bigger picture, the cost of the wire is such a =
small
part of the overall cost, that there is no need to be exact. The time =
you would
take to measure and add, would add to your time for the job, adding to =
the
overall cost.</DIV>
<DIV>It is just not worth it.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia.<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Kdivad@aol.com =
href="mailto:Kdivad@aol.com">Kdivad@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, October 05, =
2002 5:03
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: A question about =
treble
strings</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" face=Arial size=2 =
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a
message dated 10/5/02 12:44:29 PM Central Daylight Time, <A
href="mailto:philip@pianoaction.com">philip@pianoaction.com</A>
writes:<BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE"><BR>I've always had difficulty in judging the cost of =
treble
wire used in<BR>re-stringing a piano. Because certain sizes of wire =
run out
before others<BR>(the thicker ones, usually), one is never able to =
say
"Well, if one has 1 lb<BR>of wire in all the sizes from 13 though =
22, one
can restring x number of<BR>pianos."<BR><BR>I think if I knew the =
length of
wire contained in 1 lb of each of the sizes<BR>of piano wire, I =
could
accurately figure out the cost of treble<BR>re-stringing. Does =
anyone know
where these specs. could be found?<BR><BR>THanks,<BR>Philp Newman,
RPT<BR>Winnipeg, MB<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I believe the Schaff =
catalogue
lists wire length per weight.<BR><BR>David Koelzer<BR>Vintage
Pianos<BR>DFW</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>