Bridge Repair

[David Ilvedson]

I wouldn't feel like you have to give a quarantee.  When you sell this kind
of a job, let them know this is the least expensive way to repair the
problem.  A new bridge would be the best and with that job you would be
willing to give a quarantee.  If you don't do bass bridges, you can send it
out to numerouse folks who will do the job for you.  You just have to glue
it back on.

David I.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
Of Clarks11628@AOL.COM
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 5:40 PM
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Bridge Repair


List,  Has anyone out there had experience with CA Glue and Bass Bridge
repair that goes back several years?  I just finished my second one, and I
would like to know the advisability of giving a guarantee,  How long, in
your
experiences do these repairs last?  The other "tech" that looked at it
wanted
to put in those bridge repair "thingees", which my father once told me just
weren't satisfactory.
    My procedure was:  put the piano on its back, remove the 6 or 7 bichord
strings, straighten the bridge pins to the proper position, apply 1 coat of
water thin glue, clamp the bridge tightly, apply four or five more coats of
glue, until it was apparent that the holes and cracks were well filled with
graduating thicknesses of CA.  I then waited two days for the glue to cure
without accelerator, put the strings on and pulled to pitch.
    Any advice, insight on the lasting power of this, Etc?
Clark Sprague
Detroit Chapter