[pianotech] Repairing Bridge

[Ron Nossaman]

Jon Page wrote:
>> Sounds good but I would probably not try and make a pattern from that old
>> cap. Just lay it out from scratch. Not hard.
> 
> I agree. If you make a pattern of the old pin layout you might be 
> duplicating
> a bad design that contributed to the failure, if it could be precisely 
> duplicated.

Just a matter of looking at what was there and deciding with 
brain engaged. Often, the original is quite adequate. It ain't 
rocket science, and the tolerances in this venue are broad, 
particularly when you're replacing the original material with 
something more robust.

Ron N