Decapping the bridge

[Fenton Murray]

Me neither. Too big and area and not enough time for me. Besides, I think 
you will begin to need a hot room for belly work with hot glue. Does anyone 
do this with hot hide.
Fenton
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
To: <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>; "'Pianotech List'" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 4:08 PM
Subject: RE: Decapping the bridge


> I'm not.
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> David Love
> davidlovepianos at comcast.net
> www.davidlovepianos.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of David Ilvedson
> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 1:33 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Decapping the bridge
>
> 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
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