Bridge Tops & Epoxy

[gordon stelter]

Thanks, Roger! 
     Excellent idea! Any favorite supplier?
     Gordon

--- Isaac OLEG <oleg-i@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Well , when you are there (new bridge pins) , you
> can work clean the
> termination point on the bridge (chiseling with a
> convex 2 sides
> chisel).
> 
> Not doing many of these repairs, I've done it twice,
> and the 2
> instruments where hardly having any weak
> string/false beat.
> 
> What I am not sure of is at what moment may I
> lacquer the notches,
> graphite the top ,after cleaning of the extra epoxy
> if any (BTW, it
> cleans very well with a wet rag a brush and acetone
> ). The lacquer I
> guess may be applied last, but I wish not to put
> some on the new pins.
> 
> IZaac OLEG
> 
> 
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> > part de Roger Jolly
> > Envoye : mardi 5 novembre 2002 18:44
> > A : Pianotech
> > Objet : Re: Bridge Tops & Epoxy
> >
> >
> > Hi Gordon,
> >                   Raise your repair a notch by
> using new
> > bridge pins, it's
> > cheap and also looks prettier. It's amazing how
> many little
> > false beats
> > come from the little groove on the old bridge pin.
> > Regards Roger
> >
> >
> > At 04:54 PM 11/4/02 -0800, you wrote:
> > >Hi Terry,
> > >      I got fabulous results on my last bridge by
> > >1)Removing old graphite from bridge with little
> brass
> > >brush and lacquer thinner. 2) Pulling, then
> gluing in
> > >the pins with Epotek 301 and spreading the
> squeeze-out
> > >across the bridge top with a brush while wafting
> from
> > >afar with a heat gun to thin it ( all done in a
> very
> > >warm room, too, with very low humidity ).
> > >      When thoroughly dry and after soundboard
> > >finishing, etc., flatten out and take the
> "nose-shine"
> > >off the bridge top epoxy by scraping with the
> edge of
> > >a single edge razor. This is very easy and
> accurate.
> > >     When it is nice and flat and dull looking
> and
> > >uniform, take a pencil and rub it. The dulled
> epoxy
> > >LOVES graphite, and will soon be nice and shiny
> and
> > >silvery-black and neat! Looked first-class! A
> pencil
> > >is a lot easier to control than a brush with
> black
> > >stuff on it.
> > >      Thump
> > >
> > >--- Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > > > Task: New bridge tops or refurbished (new
> pins,
> > > > renotch). Our preference is to set the pins in
> epoxy
> > > > in either case. Some epoxy will ooze out the
> top of
> > > > the bridge pin hole. You need to clean that
> up. That
> > > > will mess up the nicely dagged top. Is
> painting the
> > > > dag on the bridge top AFTER installing bridge
> pins
> > > > the only way to do this? I'm such a sloppy
> artist
> > > > :-(    What to do?
> > > >
> > > > Terry Farrell
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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