Bill, Nick Gravagne's series on soundboard replacement in the Journal covered this approach in his 8/89 and 10/89 articles, New Soundboard, Old Bridge Parts I and II. Bill Shull, RPT In a message dated 4/6/01 4:49:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, yardbird@vermontel.net writes: << I saw something new this week: a 1923 Mason BB with a new board *and* the old bridge caps on the old bridge roots. I'd always assumed that the minute tolerances for downbearing ruled out betting on a combination of new board and old bridge caps to provide proper downbearing. I loved the board, it's bursting with sound. But when did we enter this Brave New World where a new board didn't require new bridge caps? Bill Ballard RPT NH Chapter, P.T.G. ".......true more in general than specifically" ...........Lenny Bruce, spoofing a radio discussion of the Hebrew roots of Calypso music >>
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