Hi Ron, Here's a thought... On some pianos the bridge pins stick up above the bridge far enough that they could be tapped into the bridge another 1/32" - 1/16" bringing the string into contact with heretofore unscathed bridge pin surface. (Some wouldn't be high enough, but perhaps it may be an option to a few. It would certainly be a lot less work.) :-) Brian Trout -----Original Message----- From: Ron Nossaman <nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Thursday, June 10, 1999 6:47 PM Subject: Re: ?extra concert maintance&string? >>Also I had a guy once tell me that it was a good idea to re-pin the bridge from >>time to time. His point was that bridge pins also develop flat spots and knicks >>that influence tone and clarity. Anyone out there heard about this ? >> >>Richard Brekne >> > > > >It's easy enough to check. Pull a few front bridge pins out of an old bridge >next time you get the chance and take a look. There will be a pear shaped >"scrub" track on them where the string rode. Decide for yourself if that's a >good enough string termination for you and replace them, or not, as you >chose. With all the mileage given to perfecting the agraffe hole and v-bar >shape, it seems to me that techs should be mildly concerned about the >condition of the bridge pins too. > Ron > >
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