bridge repair

[Jon Page]

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I have never seen a piano where the struts were not "in the way" of bridge 
pin drilling and installation.

Jon Page

At 03:58 AM 06/05/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>List:
>Encountered a 1928 Knabe (5'8").  The bridge cap, which extends down 
>through both capo sections, is cracked and delaminating with some bridge 
>pin migration.  The rest of the bridge is solid, uncapped and in good 
>condition.  The board is good.  The piano has been restrung within the 
>past 20 years.
>The strings are in good condition.  When the piano was restrung they put 
>in #4 pins.  So, if I remove all strings in order to remove the plate and 
>recap the bridge, I will have to replace the block.  I am trying to 
>determine if its feasible to recap the upper part of the bridge without 
>removing the plate.  Is it possible, or reasonable?  The plate struts do 
>not get in the way of the pinning or notching, but I am trying to figure 
>out how to get around the planing problem.  Any thoughts.  Budget 
>limitations and the overall value of the piano are considerations.  Any 
>thoughts?
>David Love

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