<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=windows-1250"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2523" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=833252401-02022005><FONT = face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hi Terry,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=833252401-02022005><FONT = face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>sorry to be so slow on the reply but I just did = a set of bass strings on an upright. Used original pins(was a newer Yam P-22). It = took about 4-5 hrs(46 strings) including a full tuning. I think it takes = more time to use the original pins and have to fight getting becket into pin = with wire under reasonable tension. Better to go up a size or two and charge = for it. Be sure to include an extra hour for follow up tuning in week or two.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN = class=833252401-02022005></SPAN><SPAN class=833252401-02022005></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT = color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>F<SPAN class=833252401-02022005>red Brown RPT</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT = size=2><SPAN class=833252401-02022005></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><SPAN class=833252401-02022005></SPAN><FONT face=Arial><FONT = color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>A<SPAN class=833252401-02022005>TL GA</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Terry = [mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 29, 2005 12:02 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Restringing = Time<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a client that wants to restring = just the one tenor section of an old Baldwin R (5' 8" or so) - apparently just = that section is rusty and strings have broke - he just wants to get the thing = functioning for now. Seems to me there should be no problem doing this = on-site (in the home). We are going to assume the pinblock is adequate for = tuning pins one or two sizes up (I realize that may turn out to not be the case). I = need to give him a price.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How many hours would anyone be willing = to estimate is appropriate to allot for this service?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry = Farrell</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>--<BR> No virus found in this outgoing message.<BR> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.5 - Release Date: 1/26/2005<BR> </FONT> </P>