>>In my opinion, if you have to go that far, then why not just take the dang >>bridge off and put a new cap on it. Time needed: 1.5 to 2.5 hours of labor >>making the bridge, plus the removal/install time. > >You can make a bridge in 2.5 hours? Dimensioning and shaping the cap, >gluing on a cap, routing the cap flush with the body, laying out, >drilling for bridge pins, notching, graphite, installing and >filing the tops of the bridge pins? > >Sheesh! Speedy Gonzales! > >Susan Susan, Lots of questionable assumptions here. At least for an upright bass bridge... Why cap when you can cut a solid bridge out of Delignit scrap in minutes? Horizontal laminates make terrific bridges, and won't split again before the rest of the piano is dust. If the original layout was adequate, why not just transfer (in minutes) the acetate pattern you made (in minutes) from the old bridge? If you want graphite at all, how long does it take to apply? Drilling on the drill press goes very quickly. Notching is often a few passes with a spokeshave, but will certainly add more than a few minutes if they are individually cut. And why in the world would anyone voluntarily spend time filing the tops of bridge pins?. 1.5 to 2.5 hours is quite adequate if you don't make it unnecessarily hard for yourself. 1.5-2 is more common. Ron N
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