Overnight Bridge Repair

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Alan,
No I did not say to leave the strings on when using epoxy. Boy what a mess
that would make.
The product that I reccommended was CA thinnest glue. Sorry if you
misunderstood. Hope it is not too late <G>
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan R. Barnard" <mathstar@salemnet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: Overnight Bridge Repair


> Yep. Loosen the strings, remove from hitch, and take them off the bridge.
>
> Several have said to put epoxy on while the strings are still there.
Someone
> had previously done that on the piano I described. It was interesting
> chipping away the epoxy that had the strings glued to the pins. And boy
did
> it tune up sweeter afterwards!
>
> This Thermoset stuff is amazing. If you use moderate heat (hairdryer or
heat
> gun) you can accelerate the curing but ... (1) I doubt I'd have the nerve
to
> do it with a concert deadline looming and (2) if you "cook" the stuff,
i.e.,
> if it bubbles, it is ruined.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Ballard" <yardbird@pop.vermontel.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 9:17 AM
> Subject: Re: Overnight Bridge Repair
>
>
> > At 12:46 AM -0500 7/21/02, Alan R. Barnard wrote:
> > >The answer is an emphatic YES and I've done it very successfully. The
> secret
> > >is Ruth McCall's Thermoset 103 semi-liquid, heat curing epoxy. It's
> amazing
> > >stuff. With moderate heat it becomes like water and just flow into
cracks
> > >and crevices. You can up the bridge pin size one number, insert it
while
> the
> > >stuff is still real liquid, and really seal it all up.
> >
> > Do I take it that the strings are cleared out of the way for this?
> >
> > >Call Ruth--well I don't really know her--call Ms. McCall at (614)
> 898-9497
> > >to get the straight skinny, prices, etc. You can do the job on Monday
and
> > >tune the piano on Tuesday, you really can.
> >
> > The most time available is do the repair MON evening  and tune it TUE
> > before the first rehearsal. So it's going to wait until after the
> > season.
> >
> > Bill Ballard RPT
> > NH Chapter, P.T.G.
> >
> > "Lady, this piano is what it is, I am what I am, and you are what you
are"
> >      ...........From a recurring nightmare.
> > +++++++++++++++++++++
>