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I've done hundreds of full, "technical" and internal cleanings on pianos of every type from spinets to D's. Typically, a full cleaning on an average sized grand piano takes me no more than 1-1.5 hours to do a completely thorough cleaning, including de-rusting the strings, , sweeping the soundbard, pulling the action, taking it outside to blow out the debris, dressing the damper blocks with wood conditioner, shining up the plate, etc, etc. <br><br>3.5 hours *only* if you're on heavy doses of valium lol!<br><br>Terry Peterson<br><br><blockquote><hr>Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:06:53 -0700<br>From: toddpianoworks@yahoo.com<br>Subject: Grand Cleaning<br>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br><br><div>A client wants me to come over and clean her Kawai grand. This will be my first, and I was curious as to what kind of service(s) I can offer her. According to the "G" piano works labor guide, a complete grand cleaning can take as long as 3.5 hrs. When I talked with my client, she had only mentioned about cleaning the soundboard, but then again, she may not realize all the dust that can accumulate in her keybed, etc.</div> <div> </div> <div>What kind of cleaning services do you all offer? Do you offer the most basic service and go up to the most complete cleaning? When I go through a car wash, I can pay three bucks, and all they'll do is hose my car down. Or I can pay more for scrubbing, and even more to get the wheels done. I just need advice on how to sort this out. 3.5 hrs sounds like a great service, but I don't know how many clients are willing to pay that.</div> <div> </div> <div>Thanks in
advance!<br>Matthew</div>
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