<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19019"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Michael,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>If the tuning pins are tight, I would suggest you use the existing tuning pins. You're likely to get yourself into more trouble if you pull the pins and replace with a larger pin. Carefully back off 1/2 to 3/4 turns and transfer the coil from your dummy pin. This will be difficult with the last 6 or 8 notes in the extreme bass, but you'll have less overall problems than if you replace the pins and find your replacements are jumpy, too big or too loose.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Roger Gable</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ifixpiano@gmail.com href="mailto:ifixpiano@gmail.com">Michael Magness</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> Monday, March 14, 2011 3:20 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] How Much Time to Remove & Replace set of Bass Strings on Yamaha G2?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Al Guecia/Allied PianoCraft <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:alliedpianocraft@hotmail.com">alliedpianocraft@hotmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class=gmail_quote> <DIV style="WORD-WRAP: break-word">Mike, figure about 4 to 5 hours at your rate. Don't forget to add the cost of the tuning pins as well as the strings. Two to three pitch raises and a tuning. <DIV><BR> <DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; TEXT-INDENT: 0px; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; FONT: medium Helvetica; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); WORD-SPACING: 0px"> <DIV>Al -</DIV> <DIV>High Point, NC</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></SPAN><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=h5><BR> <DIV> <DIV>On Mar 14, 2011, at 4:48 PM, Michael Magness wrote:</DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"> <DIV>I have to do an insurance estimate on a G2 that was soot damaged about 13 or 14 years ago. The customer had the piano "cleaned" at the time but the tech didn't see the need to replace the strings. They are now very dead.</DIV> <DIV>I have a price on a replacement set of strings but have only strung bass sections as part of restringing jobs or hooking the strings back on the hitchpins & tightening after bridge repairs. </DIV> <DIV>The last job I did like this was 25+ years ago & I have no recollection of how long it took! (g)  <BR clear=all></DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>Mike <BR>-- <BR>  <BR><SPAN>I think we are a product of all our experiences.</SPAN> <BR><SPAN><A href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sanfordiw283095.html" target=_blank>Sanford I. Weill</A></SPAN>   <BR><BR>Michael Magness<BR>Magness Piano Service<BR><A href="tel:608-786-4404" target=_blank>608-786-4404</A><BR><A href="http://www.ifixpianos.com/" target=_blank>www.IFixPianos.com</A><BR>email <A href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com" target=_blank>mike@ifixpianos.com</A><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR><BR clear=all> <DIV>Hi Al,</DIV> <DIV>You're suggesting repinning as well rather than making coils & using the same pins?</DIV> <DIV>Mike<BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>  <BR><SPAN>I think we are a product of all our experiences.</SPAN> <BR><SPAN><A href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/s/sanfordiw283095.html" target=_blank>Sanford I. Weill</A></SPAN>   <BR><BR>Michael Magness<BR>Magness Piano Service<BR>608-786-4404<BR><A href="http://www.ifixpianos.com/" target=_blank>www.IFixPianos.com</A><BR>email <A href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com" target=_blank>mike@ifixpianos.com</A><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>