Tim, I haven't had a chance to look for the article yet, so in the meantime, do you do this sanding by hand or with something like a finishing sander? I have several of those 'L's coming up here, so I'm just gathering information. Thanks. Avery > The sustain >can be increased by removing the old bridge pins, sanding the bridge until >the string grooves just disappear, renotching (if necessary), and installing >new bridge pins. Takes about 4 hours. > >Bill Spurlock had an article on this in the Journal. I've done this several >times and it works quite well. I finished rebuilding a S&S L last month with >very little sustain. Used the same board, but did this repair. The piano is >very live now. It is already a favorite at the school it belongs to. > >Tim Coates >University of South Dakota _____________________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu http://www.uh.edu/music/ _____________________________________
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