Soundboard cracks under long bridge

[Fenton Murray]

Greg,
I'm sure there are many ways to go about this but the end is going to be
only a repair unles you replace the board, which might not need doing
anyway. How was the tone. Small piano. Epoxy will fix and fill anything.
Tilt the piano around different ways so it goes where you want it. Turn it
upside down if you want, I don't think I'd be trying to pull that bridge
off, you'll damage the board, IMHO. Color it to your choice and I think that
is as good a repair as any.
Respectfully submitted,
Fenton Murray, RPT
www.MurraysPianoTuning.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>; "MPT"
<Mpt-list@masterpianotechnicians.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 10:46 AM
Subject: Soundboard cracks under long bridge


> Dear list members,
>          I am faced with a dilemma and would appreciate your advice once
> again. I am refinishing a 61" Howard grand and re-stringing with a new
> block. After strings were removed and the piano sat in the shop for a time
> a soundboard crack appeared which migrates under a crook in the long
> bridge. This could have already been there but not as prominent as it is
> now. I'd like to  try and repair this but I question how to go about it.
> I've tried removing the buttons and screws that attach the long bridge to
> the soundboard hoping that the glue would be loose enough to crack it free
> and pivot it out of the way in order to make the repair. (There's one
screw
> way high up in the treble that I just can't get at for love nor money.)
> There is not enough money to replace the board and bridges but it seems
> that the crack will need to be addressed before it goes out. Also, in one
> area of the crack that goes beneath the long bridge the soundboard is
> disconnected from the bridge too, naturally. :-( Any advice?
>
> Greg Newell
> Greg's piano Forté
> mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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