IMHO, if you plan on doing a quality job, just plan on replacing bridge pins (set in epoxy) and renotching - at an absolute minimum. I have had great success with epoxy-bedding the pinblock to the flange. Perfect fit every time and extremely fast. Terry Farrell www.farrellpiano.com > 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
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