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<DIV>According to the <U>"G" Piano Works Repair Labor Guide</U>, by Joe Garrett
[a booklet you should have as a new tech], you'll spend about 22.5 hours doing
the restringing on the grand if it's less than seven feet. So you could
begin your estimate with 22.5 times your hourly labor rate=total
<U>estimated</U> labor cost of the job plus the amount you charge for the new
strings. Leave yourself some wiggle room for the "GOTCHA'S" that are in
almost every job.</DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>