Hi Jim, You just triggered a few more thoughts, A loose glue joint on the belly rail or rim would have the same effect. I have seen a piano with similar symptoms, good crown, and the joint on the extreme belly rail loose. If the bridge has not rolled, Try for 0.010"- 0.015" of net bearing with the 3 leg dial gauge, using the half round bar. Like you, I am suspecting excessive loading. But careful inspection of bridge pins and capo bars can cause a big loss of tone. It does not take much to CA glue a few bridge pins, and polish the capo bar. For me skimming the bridge would be the last resort. Roger At 12:35 AM 7/29/01 -0400, you wrote: > >In a message dated 28/07/01 11:46:59 PM, nicho@lascruces.com writes: > ><< although the sustain still sucks when the wires are plucked, >> > >Gut; > Rogers suggestion is a good one and as he says it is reversible. From your >symptoms it sure sounds like board/bearing problems to me. Being a Henry F. >Miller it might not have had a very good board to begin with but....I have >seen some awfully nice boards in these thingees also. > It is always surprising to me how little 'down' bearing it takes to produce >a pleasant tone on a decent board.......Does this particular thingee have >nose bolts in the "dead" section? >Jim Bryant (FL) >
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