Thanks David, Wouldn't you think that a 25 yr. old university practice room piano probably has notches in the bridge pins from the strings? I will just include this cost since it is so likely. Bob Hull --- David Love <davidlovepianos@comcast.net> wrote: > Assume you will pull the pins, resurface and renotch > the bridge and > calculate the estimate accordingly. Decisions on > whether or not to pull > the pins should be based on whether the strings cuts > have moved the > contact point on the top of the bridge beyond the > line of the center of > the bridge pin and whether or not the bridge pins > themselves are notched > where the strings have cut into them. There is > rarely a reason on an > older piano not to do this. A simple loose pin can > be addressed in > other ways like with a bit of CA glue. > > While a great flange fit may not be necessary on a > piano with plate > bushings, I always do it anyway. It's not that much > more work. > > David Love > davidlovepianos@comcast.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > Behalf Of Bob Hull > Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 9:52 PM > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Rebuild estimates/bridge pins > > A Rebuild Pricing Question: > 1. When you are working on an estimate for a > rebuilding job, how do you decide before being able > to > test bridge pins for tightness whether or not you > will > be repinning the bridge? > > The labor of repinning certainly adds to the cost of > the work and yet I can't see putting pliers on a few > pins (while they haven't seen your estimate and > decided to accept) and trying to see if they can be > pulled out. > > > Do you just figure that in anyway or give them two > prices based on some contingencies? > > 2. What are Kawai pinblocks like to duplicate? Any > labor increasing characteristics? I have read that > a > great pinblock to flange fit is not essential since > the bushings and plate bear the pull of the strings. > > > Thanks! > > Bob Hull > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > All your favorites on one personal page - Try My > Yahoo! > http://my.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
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