<!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 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I thought Baldwin was using vertically laminated bridges with no bridge cap. Or is that only on their grands?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If it is the cap pulling off, I should think that such a new piano is worth removing the necessary strings and gluing the cap back down (epoxy might be best). Likely will have to remove bridge pins also. Also, keep in mind that if a couple inches of cap is visibly pulling away from the root, I wonder how well the rest of the cap is attached (may want to remove entire cap and reglue/rebond). What is downbearing like in that area? Seems to me that even if the cap were not glued well, it would tend to be pushed into the root by downbearing pressure. I'd recommend taking a very close look to see what is going on.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></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>I went to look at a ca: 2000 Baldwin console , black high polish, today for a dealer. The treble bridge cap was pulling away at keys 48-59, resulting in a very plunky tone. I'm told that Gibson/Baldwin no longer backs the warranty on instruments sold before the takeover. Is this true, and also ,is this the kiss of death for this piano? Can a permanant repair be made?</DIV> <DIV>Thanks,</DIV> <DIV>Rick Ucci/Ucci Piano</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>