Dear list members,
I am faced with a dilemma and would appreciate your advice once
again. I am refinishing a 61" Howard grand and re-stringing with a new
block. After strings were removed and the piano sat in the shop for a time
a soundboard crack appeared which migrates under a crook in the long
bridge. This could have already been there but not as prominent as it is
now. I'd like to try and repair this but I question how to go about it.
I've tried removing the buttons and screws that attach the long bridge to
the soundboard hoping that the glue would be loose enough to crack it free
and pivot it out of the way in order to make the repair. (There's one screw
way high up in the treble that I just can't get at for love nor money.)
There is not enough money to replace the board and bridges but it seems
that the crack will need to be addressed before it goes out. Also, in one
area of the crack that goes beneath the long bridge the soundboard is
disconnected from the bridge too, naturally. :-( Any advice?
Greg Newell
Greg's piano Forté
mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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