<WBR>That seems about right. It all depends, however, on the conditions of the old springs. If they are very brittle, and most of them are broken off already, it might take a lot longer just to remove the old ones than it does to install the new ones.  <br> <br> <div style="CLEAR: both">Willem (Wim) Blees, RPT<br> Piano Tuner/Technician<br> Honolulu, HI<br> Author of <br> The Business of Piano Tuning<br> available from Potter Press<br> www.pianotuning.com</div> <br> <br> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com><br> To: pianotech@ptg.org<br> Sent: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:57 pm<br> Subject: Upright Hammer Spring Replacement<br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_2_0615e91c-f019-4726-b31a-af54bc86b8fb> <div><FONT face=Arial>It's been a couple years since I've replaced all the hammer butt springs on a vertical. I need to give a guy an estimate. I looked in Joe Garrett's labor guide and it says four hours. Seems to me it took me a lot longer than that - but maybe I'm slow - and besides, my memory ain't what it used to be (I think). Any opinions on labor time once the action is in my shop?</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face=Arial>Thanks.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell<br> Farrell Piano</FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://www.farrellpiano.com/" target=_blank>www.farrellpiano.com</A><br> <A href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">terry@farrellpiano.com</A></FONT></div> </div> <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> More new features than ever. Check out the new <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>