> Repairing with epoxy about 3hrs. This includes getting strings off, and > back up to semblence of pitch. Idunno Roger, you are sounding somewhat bionic to me. In this epoxy repair I had to remove strings (I just went out and counted the bass strings on my Besty Ross regulating bench - there were more like 58 bass strings), remove all bridge pins, clean out broken wood around speaking side pins on all bicords (ended up having a v-shaped trough along the bridge pin holes 1/8" wide and about 3/8" deep) fill with epoxy, let cure, drill new bridge pin holes in epoxy repair area, paint with dag, clean up bridge & re-bevel, re-install all old bridge pins set in epoxy, reinstall bass strings, bring up to pitch. Now I've added a few details not clearly described before. Do you still say 3 hours? Thanks. Terry Farrell Piano Tuning & Service Tampa, Florida mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "jolly roger" <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 1:32 PM Subject: Re: Bridge Recap Time > > > > >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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