Problem - -have an answer?

[Dean May]

Forget the feeler gauge, just run a bead of thin CA glue. If there is a gap,
you'll see it go right in. You'll want to use some accelerator on this one
to make sure that some glue will actually set up in the gap and fill it.
Otherwise the glue tends to soak into the wood and leave the gap void.

Depending on the size of the gap you may need to use plenty of glue. 

Dean

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-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ron Nossaman
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 9:28 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Problem - -have an answer?


>     I had this happen once on an older upright.  I found the bridge had 
> actually parted company with the soundboard at its end.  

Oh yes, the cat on the screen door syndrome. Drop the bass 
string tension, and the bridge falls to the bottom of the piano.


>Take a feeler 
> guage and see if there is a gap between the bridge and soundboard, it 
> might be tiny but enough to create the problem.  Its a long shot, but 
> worth a look.
>     Mike Kurta

Not that long a shot, and definitely a possibility.
Ron N