Bridge Cleaning

[Richard Moody]

Try rotary wire and plastic brushes on a variable speed Dremel.  I have
used this with great satisfaction on bridges with epoxied or CA'd repairs.
 They don't dig up the wood like you would think.  Works wonders on the
pins.  Very easy on the notch. 

Richard Moody 

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> From: Avery Todd <atodd@UH.EDU>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Bridge Cleaning
> Date: Tuesday, July 14, 1998 4:29 PM
> 
> List,
> 
>    The Baldwin L with the rusty/breaking strings ONLY between the bridge
> pins is going to be re-strung Wednesday if my new wire comes in.
>    Since no cause of the rust in such a narrow area has ever been
> established, what would be your suggestions to clean the bridge top &
> pins before re-graphiting? In case there "is" some contaminant there, I
> want to clean it as well as is possible.
>    Thanks.
> 
> Avery
> 
> ___________________________
> Avery Todd, RPT
> Moores School of Music
> University of Houston
> Houston, TX 77204-4893
> 713-743-3226
> atodd@uh.edu
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>