Now, Now, Paul, I took the class too, and while Andre did say that his son, Christian could do the job in 2hrs, most of us mortals will require a full half-day. Still, not much time to replace the bass bridge cap. It was a fine presentation and good info. I certainly would recommend his DVD for anyone considering this job. Another fine approach to this madness that is bridge recapping. William R. Monroe > Andre Bolduc presented this topic at the PTG Convention and Institute in > Kansas City. It covers recapping a bridge without removing it. This > approach won't work for every situation, but it's worth researching before > you begin. He has a video (DVD) available on this class topic. I don't > know > its price. He does retail his products through Pianotek. His time for a > complete recapping job is about two hours. > > Paul C > > I am going to give a quote to a customer on recapping a straight bass > bridge. I have not done one of these repairs other than when I was in > College too many years ago. I plan to send the bridge elsewhere to have > the > work done. Their request was to have the bridge intact as much as > possible. > My questions are how much labour time is expected in removing and > reinstalling the bridge? How is the best way to remove the bridge? > Many Thanks, > > John Pengelly > The Tuning Fork
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