<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Richard: These are used to make a split bridge, usually the bass, usable.  The idea is to drill holes for the feet of these things, put them in place, and replace the string.  Sort of a repair of last resort, and not an adequate substitue for a new bridge.  In the olden days I used them a few times to keep an old upright alive for a few more years.  </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=rbrekne@broadpark.no href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">Richard Brekne</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">PTG</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 08, 2001 7:47 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Bridge Repairs ?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><IMG height=230 src="cid:001a01c13a0d$77a87880$0a0ccd3f@default" width=300> <P>Hi Folks, I ran into these today on the nett, have never seen them before. Looks like a way of bypassing the use of bridge pins really. Anybody tried these ? <P>-- <BR>Richard Brekne <BR>RPT, N.P.T.F. <BR>Bergen, Norway <BR><A href="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> <BR>  </P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>