Chalk this up to experience, next time try installing a cap and then tell us which you prefer. I would have gone with a new cap. In the archives are the details of this procedure. Live & learn, Jon Page At 04:13 PM 01/24/2001 -0500, you wrote: > > 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 > > Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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