Friends, I need some advice. The piano: a 1972 Baldwin Acrosonic spinet with finger rail action. The situation: The bass bridge is unglued for about 5" in the first octave, causing the lowest notes to sound horrid. The rest of the bass notes sound okay. The potential dilemma: It is possible that after I remove the bass strings, with the intention of screwing and regluing the entire bass bridge to the apron, part of the bridge is still firmly glued. Yet, if I try to work glue behind only the part that is separated, the part that seems firmly glued now may come loose in the future. I would like to avoid a situation where I can't do a good job of regluing because the whole bridge won't come off cleanly. Am I making myself clear? What would you do? Will the low bass sound okay if I just try to pull that bottom end together with a screw, and use NO glue, for the time being? If the rest of the bridge never comes loose, this may turn into a permanent repair, if the tone is okay. But if it does separate later on, THEN I can disassemble the piano down there and glue everything properly. Advice? Regards, Clyde
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