Overnight Bridge Repair

[Alan R. Barnard]

Yep. Loosen the strings, remove from hitch, and take them off the bridge.

Several have said to put epoxy on while the strings are still there. Someone
had previously done that on the piano I described. It was interesting
chipping away the epoxy that had the strings glued to the pins. And boy did
it tune up sweeter afterwards!

This Thermoset stuff is amazing. If you use moderate heat (hairdryer or heat
gun) you can accelerate the curing but ... (1) I doubt I'd have the nerve to
do it with a concert deadline looming and (2) if you "cook" the stuff, i.e.,
if it bubbles, it is ruined.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Ballard" <yardbird@pop.vermontel.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: Overnight Bridge Repair


> At 12:46 AM -0500 7/21/02, Alan R. Barnard wrote:
> >The answer is an emphatic YES and I've done it very successfully. The
secret
> >is Ruth McCall's Thermoset 103 semi-liquid, heat curing epoxy. It's
amazing
> >stuff. With moderate heat it becomes like water and just flow into cracks
> >and crevices. You can up the bridge pin size one number, insert it while
the
> >stuff is still real liquid, and really seal it all up.
>
> Do I take it that the strings are cleared out of the way for this?
>
> >Call Ruth--well I don't really know her--call Ms. McCall at (614)
898-9497
> >to get the straight skinny, prices, etc. You can do the job on Monday and
> >tune the piano on Tuesday, you really can.
>
> The most time available is do the repair MON evening  and tune it TUE
> before the first rehearsal. So it's going to wait until after the
> season.
>
> Bill Ballard RPT
> NH Chapter, P.T.G.
>
> "Lady, this piano is what it is, I am what I am, and you are what you are"
>      ...........From a recurring nightmare.
> +++++++++++++++++++++