Repair ? or Dump

[Richard Moody]

You don't have to restring when you remove the capo bar. I think it wise
to let the tension down to remove the bar. You could probably even keep
the coils, by not letting it down all the way.On the other hand if the
tuning holds I wouldn't worry. It should hold as long as the bar doesn't
break, and I would think the most risk for that would be during tuning. 
If it will be unstable I think you would have noticed that already...if
not, what could make it go out? Where was the pitch? ---ric 

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From: Joe & Penny Goss <imatunr@primenet.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org
Subject: Repair ?  or Dump
Date: Sunday, January 02, 2000 1:21 AM

Hi all,
My last tuning for the year was a old Hoffman upright that presented a
repair that has never been my pleasure to attempt to do. Any suggestions
as to methods of repair that do not require restringing the instrument
would be welcome.
Problem, screws that hold the capo bar are mostly broken off. Of eight
screws that are broken only one is not broken off deep in the pin block.
I was able to tune the instrument but oh what an adventure <G>
Joe Goss