Heimlich this Henry F. Miller

[jolly roger]

Hi Jim, 
           You just triggered a few more thoughts,  A loose glue joint on
the belly rail or rim would have the same effect. I have seen a piano with
similar symptoms, good crown, and the joint on the extreme belly rail loose.
If the bridge has not rolled, Try for 0.010"- 0.015" of net bearing with
the 3 leg dial gauge, using the half round bar.
Like you, I am suspecting excessive loading.  But careful inspection of
bridge pins and capo bars can cause a big loss of tone.
It does not take much to CA glue a few bridge pins,  and polish the capo bar.
For me skimming the bridge would be the last resort.
Roger


At 12:35 AM 7/29/01 -0400, you wrote:
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>In a message dated 28/07/01 11:46:59 PM, nicho@lascruces.com writes:
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><< although the sustain still sucks when the wires are plucked, >>
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>Gut;
> Rogers suggestion is a good one and as he says it is reversible. From your 
>symptoms it sure sounds like board/bearing problems to me. Being a Henry F. 
>Miller it might not have had a very good board to begin with but....I have 
>seen some awfully nice boards in these thingees also.
> It is always surprising to me how little 'down' bearing it takes to produce 
>a pleasant tone on a decent board.......Does this particular thingee have 
>nose bolts in the "dead" section?
>Jim Bryant (FL)
>