Unattached, and a split also... Ed At 08:04 PM 6/22/99 -0300, you wrote: >Hi Ed, >Bass strings are frequently removed for replacement of the strings, or bridge, >without lowering the tension on the rest of the piano. There is no damage to >the structural integrity >of the piano. >Has the apron itself split, or is it just unattached from the bridge? >Regards, >John M. Ross >Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > >Ed Carwithen wrote: > >> I have an old upright with a bass bridge that has a sort of supporting >> structure underneath the bridge. This supporting part has separated, and I >> am to work on it this coming saturday. >> >> If I take the bass strings loose so as to free the underlying bass bridge, >> will the frame be put at jeopardy for cracking? >> >> Should I loosen all strings before taking the bass strings loose? >> >> I have worked on this piano several times for tuning, but the separated >> bass bridge support causes a bad vibration in the A2 - D3 section of the >> piano. Something has to be done, but I don't want to make a bad situation >> worse. >> >> Thanks for your input... >> >> Ed Carwithen >> John Day, OR > >
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