Bass Bridges

[Brian Trout]

Hi Joe,

You could be absolutely correct on this particular piano.  I've seen so many
different kinds & styles & name brands, that I can't keep any of the
particulars straight.  Some people have a memory for this stuff that goes
way beyond me.

Usually, when I'm working on these little beasts, I'll lay them back onto a
tilter to work on them.  So it wouldn't be too hard to lay a half dozen
boxes of tuning pins on the little bugger or stick in a go bar of some sort
to hold it down while I drill a hole or two from the bottom, or umm back...
(between naps) <grin, chuckle, grin>

Seriously, though,... something I learned to do a while back is to dry fit
everything first.  If there's going to be screws coming up from the bottom
or in from the back, I will put them in dry, knowing full well that if I
don't, the glue will be setting up while I'm looking for the #2 phillips
screwdriver instead of the flathead...etc, etc...

Aren't bridges fun??  :-)


Brian T.




> Hi Brian,
> I think that the Baldwin that Ed is talking about has the bridge glued
> directly on to the sound board.
> Replaced one  by myself and had a lot of fun keeping the bridge in place
for
> the glue to set. If I were to do it again there would someone else there
to
> hold the bridge in place while I drilled pilot holes for screws that would
> hold the bridge in place while the glue cured.
> Then remove the screws.
> As I remember the bridge is about 12 or 15 inches long with a slight
curve.
> Three small screws should do the trick.
> Joe Goss