loose bridge cap

[robert goodale]

I'd just do the whole thing.  Once you've removed half the strings from the
bass bridge it isn't that much more work to do it all.  If the one end is
loose the rest probably isn't all that tight anyway. You could probably do a
better job anyway since you can clamp and reglue the entire cap rather than
trying to force glue into the crack of the one side.

Have fun.


Rob Goodale, RPT
Las Vegas, NV


Clyde Hollinger wrote:

> Friends,
>
> Today I tuned a 1972 Baldwin Acrosonic spinet in which the bass bridge
> cap was coming loose for the lowest 5" or so.  The rest of the cap
> appeared to be tight.
>
> Now I've done repairs where the whole cap was loose, removing all the
> strings, screwing and gluing, etc.  But what about this?  Do I need to
> follow the same procedure to do a good repair?  Or can I remove just the
> bottom 10 strings or so and fix the one end?  It is out of position a
> little bit.  Your input will be appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Clyde Hollinger