lowering pitch for bass bridge repair

[Mike and Jane Spalding]

Steve,

Others have already told you not to bother lowering tenor/treble string tension.  Do take the time to remove the action, however, to avoid messing up the dampers big time.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Steve Borgstrom <orchman@attbi.com>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 9:05 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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