Hi Joe, You could be absolutely correct on this particular piano. I've seen so many different kinds & styles & name brands, that I can't keep any of the particulars straight. Some people have a memory for this stuff that goes way beyond me. Usually, when I'm working on these little beasts, I'll lay them back onto a tilter to work on them. So it wouldn't be too hard to lay a half dozen boxes of tuning pins on the little bugger or stick in a go bar of some sort to hold it down while I drill a hole or two from the bottom, or umm back... (between naps) <grin, chuckle, grin> Seriously, though,... something I learned to do a while back is to dry fit everything first. If there's going to be screws coming up from the bottom or in from the back, I will put them in dry, knowing full well that if I don't, the glue will be setting up while I'm looking for the #2 phillips screwdriver instead of the flathead...etc, etc... Aren't bridges fun?? :-) Brian T. > Hi Brian, > I think that the Baldwin that Ed is talking about has the bridge glued > directly on to the sound board. > Replaced one by myself and had a lot of fun keeping the bridge in place for > the glue to set. If I were to do it again there would someone else there to > hold the bridge in place while I drilled pilot holes for screws that would > hold the bridge in place while the glue cured. > Then remove the screws. > As I remember the bridge is about 12 or 15 inches long with a slight curve. > Three small screws should do the trick. > Joe Goss
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