Phillip Pardue writes in the 06.09.26 MMD:
I was curious how long the restoration of an ordinary player action
takes those that do this professionally. I have heard three days
for the restoration of the entire player action, top and bottom.
I would not want to be the customer on the receiving end of that 3-day
"complete restoration." I keep track of the time my player restorations
take in order to figure on how much I should charge and my estimated
turn-around time. Below is the approximate average time a Standard or
Aeolian would take me to restore. I have a fully equipped shop with
specialty player piano tools, jigs, and fixtures, and 21 years
experience.
Bottom bellows-pedals: 10-15 hours; pneumatics, leather nuts, arms,
gaskets: 20-24 hours; valves, pouches: 24 hrs; tracker, air motor
governor, and other devices using medium bellows cloth: 12 hrs;
spoolbox, transmission tubing, brass parts, screw polishing, cosmetics:
6-12 hrs.
We really work hard for our money. I hope that helps.
Bill Maguire
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