Decapping the bridge

[David Ilvedson]

So, are you guys gluing the new cap on with hot hide glue?  

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 8/3/2008 1:15:37 PM
Subject: Re: Decapping the bridge


>JDs method of removing the cap whole is pretty nice and fairly simple.  You
>can see from the photos attached I have removed the bass cap and am in the
>process of starting the long bridge.  The bass cap took about 15 minutes.
>Getting the cap off in one piece after premeasuring the bearing and
>calculating any necessary changes certainly makes it a lot easier to pre
>shape and set the proper thickness of the new caps before gluing them on.
>Thanks JD for the suggestion.  Learn something new everyday (hopefully).
>Thanks all for the router skid suggestions as well.  There is certainly an
>appropriate use for that procedure as well.  

>David Love