Bridge Pin Buzz

[Farrell]

Three questions Joe. What kind of a micro router or hand plane do you have that goes under plate struts to plane down the old bridge? How do you plane down the new bridge top under the struts? How do you drill for bridge pins on the few notes that are right next to the struts (pins angled toward the strut)? Now keep in mind that (I'm quite sure) the original post stated that the pinning was mis-aligned on the long bridge - so I am talking about the long bridge - I realize you can do the bass bridge without taking the plate out. (Is that where our difference originated?)

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Garrett" <joegarrett@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 11:15 AM
Subject: Bridge Pin Buzz


> Terry, et al,
> You do not need to remove the plate to do the re-cap! Remove the strings.
> Plane the top cap off. Dry fit the proper thickness of cap material. (use
> bridge pins for location holes). Clamp beams above the bridge, parallel to
> the bridge. Shim the board under the bridge for support. Glue the new cap
> on, using pinblock jacks. Remove the locator pins. Re-establish the string
> line across the new cap. Set the proper speaking length lines. Centerpunch
> the new bridge pin positions. Hand drill. Graphite the top. Notch or bevel
> the terminations. Burnish top. Insert bridge pins. Put the bass strings back
> on. Bring to pitch.
> It's more difficult to direct how it's done, than to actually do it.
> Best Regards,
> Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)
> 
> I'm never lost, because everyone is telling me where to go. <G>
>