On Topic: Bridge notching problem.

[Jon Page]

I had this happen, don't envy you.

Let down all the tension, remove strings in that section.
You may find it easier to just replace the wire
then to fuss with it to keep it in order and out of the way.
Use vise grips and twist the pin back and forth as you pull at
the angle at which they are drilled. Not an easy task.  Renotch.
Start with a light chisel strike across the centers of the pin holes
to define a line, not deeply. I use a chisel which has the angled side
rounded over so as to produce a curve as it is carving.

Lightly sand, shellac, restring.

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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At 07:40 PM 8/28/98, you wrote:
>Situation:
>
>Church buys a Steinway A, newly rebuilt. (Board, bridgecaps , action, you
>get the idea) Nicely done, the piano is great except for:
>
>Top octave or so, the bridge notching is such that the top of the bridge
>extends beyond the bridge pins resulting in poor termination, sounds
>awful, untunable.  Without going into all the details, the end result is
>that if it's going to get taken care of, I will have to do it.  Pulling
>the bridge pins is *very* difficult as they are new, and *real* tight.  
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to get these pins out without
>damaging the bridge top?  I have tried to pull them straight out, but do
>not have the strength.  And should I pry them out, won't I elongate, or
>deform the hole causing other problems?  Any and all suggestions
>appreciated.
>
>CF 
>
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