Notching Delignit bridge caps

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Ballard" <yardbird@vermontel.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: November 02, 2003 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: Notching Delignit bridge caps


> At 8:15 PM -0800 11/2/03, David Love wrote:
> >Can you effectively notch a Delignit cap with a chisel as you would
> >a solid maple cap?  Or must you use some other method?
>
> You're right to question how Delignit and its glue lines can be
> chiseled. Some of the stock-removal passes at the notching could be
> done with wood-carving rasps (riflers) or maybe even course files.
> All this manual labor will lead you to carving burrs mounted in
> hand-held air routers. Just a thought.
>
> Bill Ballard RPT
> NH Chapter, P.T.G.
>


It is very difficult to notch this stuff by hand. I use an air-powered
notching machine.

Del