[pianotech] cutting down a MH bridge

[Terry Farrell]

I'll second what Ron said. And if you do go that route, I know a guy in Florida that makes beautiful laminated bridges.

But if I were going to use the original, then yeah, I'd fire up the bandsaw. You should be able to saw it pretty smooth freehand. Or you could make some sort of post on your fence (like a several inch bump - maybe a vertical board of maple rounded on the end at a right angle to the fence) right at the blade - that way you would have a guide for constant thickness and yet it would allow you to change the orientation of the bridge as you go along the curve. You'd probably have to do the doglegs freehand though.

Let me know if I can help you.

Terry Farrell

On Nov 1, 2012, at 2:18 PM, Ron Nossaman wrote:

> On 11/1/2012 12:40 PM, David Love wrote:
>> I'm putting a new board in a MH piano (AA) and considering trimming that
>> massive 40 mm wide bridge to something more reasonable like 33mm.  Has
>> anyone ever done that?  What was your method other than careful band saw and
>> a lot of sanding?
> 
> Make a new one. You'll even get the chance to make a better length progression across the breaks.
> Ron N
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