Notching Delignit bridge caps

[Farrell]

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The bridge caps I have made by horizontally epoxy-laminating =
quarter-sawn hard-maple are not too difficult to notch by hand. It is =
true that the notches don't come out quite as smooth as with a solid cap =
('course maybe that's just my lack of notching skill), but still quite =
acceptable and my vocabulary doesn't grow noticeably in the process.

Terry Farrell

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From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 12:48 AM
Subject: Re: Notching Delignit bridge caps


> I know Del uses a power notcher and I've seen the entries, I was just
> wondering about using a chisel for those of us who don't have a power
> notcher but who may want to go the Delignit route. =20
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> David Love
> davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
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> > [Original Message]
> > From: Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@cox.net>
> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Date: 11/2/2003 9:36:20 PM
> > Subject: Re: Notching Delignit bridge caps
> >
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> > >>Can you effectively notch a Delignit cap with a chisel as you =
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> > >>solid maple cap?  Or must you use some other method?
> > >
> > >You're right to question how Delignit and its glue lines can be
> chiseled.=20
> > >Some of the stock-removal passes at the notching could be done with =

> > >wood-carving rasps (riflers) or maybe even course files. All this =
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> > >labor will lead you to carving burrs mounted in hand-held air =
routers.=20
> > >Just a thought.
> > >
> > >Bill Ballard RPT
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> > Del has described, more than once, and posted photos of his power =
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> > to the list. Check the archives.
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> > Ron N
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