Clyde Hollinger Subject: bridge cap headache <BIG SNIP> A couple last questions. The bridge cap is now a little farther down than it should be, maybe 2mm. Will the added string length cause the strings to tear when I bring them up to pitch? And if they do, should I try replacing them with thicker or thinner strings? They're size 13 now. It seems that a thicker string would have more strength, but I'm not that good at physics. Would a thinner string be better? (I don't stock thinner string.) I'm eager for your responses, and I hope I don't have a day like yesterday for a long time to come! Regards, Clyde Clyde, I understand your disappointment with this repair, and devising another method to ensure better alignment of the bridge cap can be done with some ingenuity. I've had success with 3-way clamps (if there is room) on these repairs and yes CA may have been an alternative. All this being said I would not change string sizes. With bearing problems as you describe and the reality that the bridge position set at the factory could have been more than 2mm off anyway. I think you did just fine by this piano and the client. Tom Driscoll
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