Bridge attachment

[Isaac sur Noos]

Don't we need more pressure than that to have the best bridge to board
joint ?

Or are screws used only to position the bridge while clamping ?




Isaac OLEG

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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> part de Ron Nossaman
> Envoye : samedi 26 juillet 2003 08:10
> A : Pianotech
> Objet : Re: Bridge attachment
>
>
>
> >Putting the screws between ribs is easy enough, and I
> understand your
> >point about compression-crowned ribs being less sensitive
> to piercing than
> >rib-crowned ribs. However, I have also always heard that standard
> >woodworking practice is to replace screws used as clamps,
> with dowels, and
> >I wondered if in this case that was more, or less, risky
> than leaving the
> >screws in. I have heard noise from the screw/button
> combination. I also
> >considered a spruce plug instead of a dowel, or a dowel up
> into the bridge
> >and a plug in the soundboard.
> >
> >The problem is, I have a bridge staring me in the face and
> I don't want to
> >build a pneumatic press tomorrow.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Bob D
>
> I use the button and screw between ribs and a little
> Titebond under the
> button. I can't imagine what could be a problem with this approach.
>
> Ron N
>
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