[CAUT] Bridge pin removal

[Fred Sturm]

Thanks, all, for some great advice!
    I'm just doing a total of 8 unisons on a practice room Mason BB. They've
been bugging me for years, so I thought I'd just spend a couple spare hours
(juries being over) and tackle them. I thought I'd get away with just
dressing the capo and changing those strings, but the four unisons I started
with still had some zings, so I'm moving on to bridge pins. Tapping isn't
working (they are bottoming out and barely move).
    It's a quickie, stop gap, not my usual full treatment
re-surface/re-pin/etc. The piano is actually pretty nice as is for a few
more years, other than this small section.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico


On 12/14/06 1:38 AM, "jack houweling" <jackhouweling at dccnet.com> wrote:

> Greg, Fred,
> Here is a bridge pin remover I made.  Easy enough for anyone to make. First
> insert a threaded rod to fit the vise grips. I then put a metal sleeve
> around the threaded rod, this will make it easier for the weight to slide
> and is gentler on the hands. Then ad a couple washers and nuts. Works fine.
> 
> Jack Houweling