Bridge Pin Misalignment

[Joseph Garrett]

Terry,
Your propsed method would be the way I would go. It shouldn't take long to
do that job. :-) However, if the buzz is still there then it's thinking
time. :-)
Regards
Joe Garrett
----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 7:00 PM
Subject: Bridge Pin Misalignment


> Hello belly folks out there. I serviced a piano today (new customer) for
> some local folks that recently inherited a small cheap 1920s grand from
> grandma. The piano appears to have been refurbished a few years ago. It
> functions OK, new strings, looks good, etc. One note in the treble has a
> nasty buzz. I believe I have narrowed down the possible causes to only
one.
> The bridge pins are misaligned, such that the three strings of the note
> touch the bridge pins, but do not bend AT ALL as they pass the bridge
pins,
> i.e. the string goes straight over the bridge - no zig-zag whatsoever.
>
> I can pretty clearly see that I could remove the strings, plug the holes
> with shoe pegs or epoxy, and redrill new holes and install new bridge
pins.
> Perhaps that is in fact what I will do. BUT - does anyone have any slick
> procedures for curing a problem like this - the objective here is to
> eliminate the buzz - we are not perfecting a 10' Fazioli here. The bridge
> appears in very good condition. No cracks at all adjacent to the bridge
> pins. It appears quite clear that these pins were installed that way as
> clearly no pin movement has taken place.
>
> Terry Farrell
> Piano Tuning & Service
> Tampa, Florida
> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>