> >How many hours would you bill a client for to remove bass strings (a spinet, >so about 40+ bass strings) take off old cap, repair bridge root, glue on new >cap, shape/trim new cap, drill new cap, notch new cap (just one straight >bevel), install new pins, re-install bass strings, bring up to pitch (do I >have all major steps?)? (I'll ask this before I tell you how long it took me >to epoxy - I might be too embarrassed!) Please no responses from bionic >recappers. Humans only. Thanks ;-) Hi Terry, 8-10hrs with all the various fiddling around jobs. If the bass bridge comes off easy, and the job can be done on the bench, you will save a couple of hrs. Repairing with epoxy about 3hrs. This includes getting strings off, and back up to semblence of pitch. Roger
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