Bridge pin buzz

[Farrell]

Whoever decided to restring without attending to the bridges should cough up the dough to do the job right. I don't think you will get the bridge pin placement altered by a bridge duplication entity. Surely you can find a tech in San Diego that knows how to cap, drill and notch a bridge.

But the plate comes out!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul McCloud" <pmc333@earthlink.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 2:07 AM
Subject: Re: Bridge pin buzz


> Gentlemen:
>     I have a similar problem with a Scheidmeyer 6' grand we have for
> sale at the store where I am employed..  It has a terrible buzz in the
> bass.  The bridges are in need of new caps, as the old ones are
> questionable (nailed down to the bridges).  The store had it restrung
> recently.  The stagger across the bridge on the bass (and also the long
> bridge) is very minimal.  There are cracks all over the caps, but the
> pins are not loose, seems they may have been glued.
>     Question: Is the almost nonexistant stagger the cause of the
> terrible bass tone in the upper end of the bridge?  Or could it be the
> questionable glue joint of the cap to the bridge?  Both?
>     I was told that the bridge could be removed and sent for recapping.
> I've never done this, so can this be done with the plate in?  There's no
> apron, it's just glued on.   Since the piano is already restrung, I
> don't think the store is going to pay to have it redone if I have to
> remove the plate to get the bridge out.   The plate is about 1/2" to
> 3/4" from the bridge.  There's not room enough to get a chisel under the
> bridge with the plate in the way.  Any way to get it out without
> damaging the board?
>     If I have it duplicated, how would I insure the stagger is going to
> be correct or enough?
>     The one option I am thinking may work is to remove the pins, fill
> the holes and cracks, redrill the pin holes, and put the (bass) strings
> back on, drilling to add a little more stagger angle.
>      Any suggestions would be welcome.
>     Thank you.
>     Paul McCloud
>     San Diego
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