partly loose bass bridge

[Greg Newell]

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Clyde,
          It would seem that if the piano wasn't going to last much longer 
than another decade or so or had other more serious problems cropping up in 
the near future that simply made it not worth spending a lot of money on I 
would simply slip some glue in as best I could and throw in a screw or two 
from the back to pull it back together. If the piano warranted more I'd 
soak the bridge apron with some sort of glue remover like vinegar or wall 
paper paste remover or the like and try to heat it with a heat gun and 
gently work it loose. You may still have some tear out but the trick is to 
minimize it.





At 04:21 PM 3/18/2003, you wrote:

>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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Greg Newell
mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net 

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