Barbara said: "Ah, another sob story. This splendid Betsy Lynn spinet made by the "Grand" Piano Co, was donated to a church. maybe it's the St. Patrick's Day model. As usual, it has a problem--this time the bass bridge. Now I know these pianos are crud, but the music director was excited to have another piano around so two-piano music can be performed. (ahem--whew) So, I want to make this playable (I use the term loosely) for the least amount of money. The bridge is pretty bad--I figure I can use epoxy--any other options? I thought about the quick & dirty drill rod repair that I saw Ralph Stilwell demonstrate eons ago, but because it was eons ago, I can't quite remember the details. Anyone? " Barbara, I know you don't want to put too much labor into this "thing", but the only quickie way I've found, would be to take the bass strings loose, (put them on a brass wire as you remove them), and use a nail set to position the pins back where they belong. Then mix up some Devcon Two Ton Clear, (small batches is best). Have a large, (plumber's type), soldeing iron. Place Iron on top of pin, while placing toothpick with epoxy on the side where the hole is. The heat will "suck" the epoxy right down the bridge pin Keep doing that to each one until the "hole(s)" are full of epoxy Let set for at least twenty four hours Then, replace strings and pull to pitch. Seat all loops and strings to bridge. That should be around 2 hours worth of work, totlal. Oh, forgot, it's easier to do if the darned thing is on it's back. Regards, Joe Joe Garrett, R.P.T. Captain of the Tool Police Squares R I -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101110/4d98fa16/attachment.htm>
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