David, I don't have pictures but have used exactly what you describe. I first made 2 runners very square and flat and the drilled holes to adapt them to my router. I then lined the underside of each runner with a thin felt so that it would glide nicely. The only thought that I have in retrospect that I might have changed is to use a smaller router. I found the big one to be a bit clumsy. Nevertheless the job went very well and very smooth. YMMV Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté www.gregspianoforte.com 216-226-3791 (office) 216-470-8634 (mobile) -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Love Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 11:03 PM To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: Decapping bridges with a router A couple of years ago I saw (or dreamt) a router adaptation to take the bridge cap off. It consisted of a couple of elevated skids attached to the router base that straddled the bridge so that you could basically run a router down the length of the bridge and take the bridge top down--very fast, very smooth. Does anyone use that system and can send me a picture of the skids and how they attached them? I have some ideas myself but shortcuts are always welcome. David Love davidlovepianos at comcast.net www.davidlovepianos.com
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