lowering pitch for bass bridge repair

[John Ross]

Hi Steve,
Feel free to remove the bass strings, without, lowering the tension on
any other strings.
It is routinely done, all the time, to change bass strings for a new
set.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Borgstrom" <orchman@attbi.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 11:05 PM
Subject: lowering pitch for bass bridge repair


> Hello gentlebeings,
>
> I need to repair a cracked bass bridge on a vertical piano. It is
NOT
> cracked by the bridge pins, but just a break on the wood underneath
the
> bridge that is attached to the soundboard. I can handle the
> woodworking/gluing part of it, but being a new tech, I have a coupla
> procedural questions:
>
> I need to take the bass strings off their hitch pins, so I assume I
> need to lower the tension on the tenor and treble strings too.
Question
> is, how much? 1/2 step, whole step, or till they are loose and
floppy
> but not overly loose and floppy? Or remove them all, placing them on
a
> wire?
>
> Any other "heads-up" reminders about this kind of repair directed
> toward a newbie are welcomed and appreciated!! Thanks, all!
>
> Steve Borgstrom
> Brooklyn Park, MN
>
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