<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On Jan 24, 2013, at 8:57 PM, Terry Farrell wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><base href="x-msg://3/"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><font size="2" face="Arial">It has wooden flanges, so now rail modifications are needed.</font></div></div></span></blockquote><br></div><div>Why? <font class="Apple-style-span" color="#ff0018">And I should also ask, what type of flange are you planning to use to replace the wooden flange?</font></div><div><br></div><div><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><font size="2" face="Arial">approximate number of hours to estimate for the job.</font></div></div></span></blockquote><br></div><div>I highly recommend that you procure a copy of "G" Piano Works Repair Labor Guide, by Joseph A. Garrett, RPT. I believe it is available from Potter Press - the Randy Potter School of Piano Technology. It has all the information you need.</div><div><br></div><div>Terry Farrell</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>On Jan 24, 2013, at 7:14 PM, Patrick C. Poulson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Good Afternoon: I was asked for a quote on a complete rebuild of a Kingsbury upright action - stripping it down to the action rails and replacing with all new parts. It has wooden flanges, so now rail modifications are needed. I have never actually done a complete teardown like this, and am wondering what woudl be the approximate number of hours to estimate for the job. </font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Thanks for your help.</font></div><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Patrick C. Poulson<br>Registered Piano Technician<br>530-265-1983</font></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>