Hi David, I never hear of a problem routing in the bridge, in fact taking off 20 mm more than the cap down to the bottom of the pin's holes, may be a more secure solution for the strenght of the new pins. If not the holes may be plugged with wooden nails as used by the shoe makers, may be round hard wooden plugs should work, but using a higher cap is probably better . What do you think ? Nowadays that is the best procedure (new cap) to obtain a good front bearing on any old board. Greetings Isaac OLEG Entretien et reparation de pianos. PianoTech 17 rue de Choisy 94400 VITRY sur SEINE FRANCE tel : 033 01 47 18 06 98 fax : 033 01 47 18 06 90 cell: 06 60 42 58 77 > -----Message d'origine----- > De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la > part de David Love > Envoye : dimanche 20 juillet 2003 23:17 > A : Pianotech > Objet : Removing bridge caps > > > What are the best ways people have found to remove an old bridge cap > (attached to the board) when one wants to preserve the > maximum amount of > bridge root, i.e., separating the body from the cap at the > joint. I have > planed them down in the past. I recall seeing a jig to > hold a router bit > that straddled the bridge as well which I have not used > (and don't recall > the exact design). But I have never tried to take the cap > off at the old > joint. Can this be done effectively by, say, planing down > near the joint > and steaming it to loosen what is probably hide glue > (1923). Or might this > potentially compromise the vertical laminations of the root? > > > David Love > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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