Kap German piano answer on "dope has to do w/tension

[KeyKat88 at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/24/2006 12:39:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
rnossaman at cox.net writes:
>           The bass bridge has vry small hairline splits at the bridge 
> pins. The tuning pins are starting to get a little loose. If I dope the 
> block,  this will cause further stress on the already splitting bass 
> bridge. 

It will? How, why?

Ron N
Greetings,

        Well, right now the piano is below pitch about 30 cents and has loose 
pins. Not loose enough that it wont hold a tuning at all ...just loose enough 
that it wont hold for more than say 4 months. (I dont consider that to be 
really loose, Ive seen them where tuning wont hold through a Beethoven Sonata) 

 on the Kaps ...If I CA the block and then pull it up to pitch. this will 
cause extra stress on the already slightly cracking bridge that this piano hasnt 
seen for awhile adn is not used to.  (the cracks are ever so slight at its 
bridge pins however cracking is starting) That is what I intended in my train of 
thoughts on this job....sorry I guess I did miss conveying/communoicating that 
info along.

Julia 
Reading PA
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