paul bruesch wrote: > Thanks David and David. I considered recapping as it obviously would be > the best repair... but if this was in a customer's home (it isn't) would > that be feasible for a 1935 Howard console? > > But with two votes for re-capping, I'm seriously re-considering... > (thankfully only the bass bridge is damaged.) > > Paul Bruesch The little cracks are no big deal, at least in the bass. A couple of passes of thin CA would take care of them. The divots in the bridge end are something else. That's ideally going to need some structure. Being a 1935 Howard console makes the choice of repair less clear. I've seen epoxy repaired bridges that I wouldn't have tried to repair, that were still together many years later. It IS a 1935 Howard console, after all. My choice, I think, would be to pry the bridge out of the piano, take it back to the shop, and make a replacement out of solid Delignit. It would probably take me less time overall than capping it in the piano, and I'd have a nearly immortal replacement - not that it'll come up. Ron N
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