blown out bridge pin

[Farrell]

Is it a problem? Does the note sound bad (relative to the others, of 
course)? Is the piano worth fixing?

I have left many a severely cracked bass bridge just the way they were after 
advising the owner of the condition. Often the piano doesn't sound any worse 
for the condition. I do tell the owner that such a condition may cause 
tuning instability. But if it doesn't, who cares on a piano that is only 
worth $50 or so?

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
> Best remedies for the following?
>
> Acrosonic, bridge pin that terminates the speaking length of f#5 blown 
> out.
> By this, I mean that f#5 is the last note in the tenor prior to the break.
> The bridge is notched here for the plate strut, and (obviously) either the
> notch is too close, or the bridge material was suspect (no cap), or both.
> At any rate, the side-bearing of the string cause the pin to explode out 
> the
> side of the bridge.
>
> Any Ideas?
>
> The plate strut extends down into the bridge enough that it would be
> possible to use a wedge to clamp sideways, if that were useful.  I'm not
> sure.  I guess my first thought is to use a chisel, notch out the end of 
> the
> bridge, epoxy in a replacement cap, drill and notch.  I'd appreciate any
> input.
>
> Thanks,
> William R. Monroe