split bass bridge

[Richard Moody]

Put the piano on its back.  Release the strings in question and detatch
from hitch pin. Make sure any split wood pieces are kept in their positon.
Put the pins back in their positions as best as you can by eye.  Tap them
in slightly. This should give them good alingment. 
	Drop in CA glue until well saturated.  Come back next day check alingment
and drop in more.  Come back next day and drop in CA  until when it dries
it is level with bridge surface.  If need be, use rotary wire brush with
Moto tool and dress B pins and notches or bevels. 
	I have used epoxy, liquid steel, bondo, but I prefer the liquid CA. The
times for extra applications are worth the results. There are "fillers"
(glass beads from sand blasting??) I have heard that can be used with the
CA, but don't have that experiece.  

Richard Moody  


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> From: James Grebe <pianoman@inlink.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: query
> Date: Wednesday, September 23, 1998 8:43 PM
> 
> Hi All,
> Today I looked at a bad bass bridge.  The upper 1/3 of the bridge pins
have
> split the wood and opened the wood.  What is the better repair Fiberglas
or
> epoxy?
> Thanks
> James Grebe
> R.P.T. of the P.T.G
> Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals
in
> St. Louis, MO
>