Need help. (was Sanding Bridge Tops)

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi Bruce, There is no need to lower the entire piano. Only loosen and remove
the bass bridge strings. As  you remove them, keep them in order by puting
them on a wire so that they do not get tangled.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
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To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 2:45 AM
Subject: Need help. (was Sanding Bridge Tops)


> List, I need your help.
> Today I tuned a Young Chang U-121 upright piano, purchased 20-25 years
ago.
> I found the bass very out of tune, uneven.
> Customer tells me her previous tuner had problem with bass, but couldn't
> explain why.
> Piano was twice in storage for considerable time, and 2 years ago moved
close
> to me, from about 1200 km. away, interstate.
> I closely examined piano, and in trying to tighten bridge screws from the
> back I found them to be stripped. I then explained to the customer that I
> thought this to be the problem and would work out a quote for my next
visit.
> Customer has just emailed to say bass out already.
> Can anybody confirm or deny my suspicions here, and advise on a fix for me
to
> quote.
> My thought: Loosen bass strings off bridge (do  need to loosen all strings
to
> prevent plate cracking), replace bass bridge screws with larger size, try
> injecting glue behind bridge, then replace strings, chip-up, and tune.
> What say you?
> Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner.
>
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