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<font size=3>Hi John,<br>
You have loose bridge pins right along the speaking length of the
bridge. Drop the tension, pull the strings to the side,
(looks as if those pins will just pull out with needle nose pliers.) Swab
the holes with epoxy, and reinstall pins. ( new bridge pins
may be an idea)<br><br>
With the tension off the bridge check to make sure that both the apron
and root are glued to the board. Repair as required. Fill crack
with epoxy.<br><br>
5 min epoxy will work OK if you heat it with a hair drier, it will run
like water. Makes for a speedy repair. 24 hr West Systems
epoxy is stronger, if you want to make it a 2day job.<br><br>
Regards Roger<br><br>
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At 10:05 AM 11/30/2006, you wrote:<br>
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Dear List,<br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2>I'm attaching a photo of the lower end
of the tenor bridge on a Wurlitzer spinet. The first two notes
(lowest) sound pretty bad in comparison to the rest of the piano.
Sort of nasal, and short on sustain. The customer asked me before I
began tuning if I thought they were out of tune. They were in fact
in pretty darn good intonation and the unisons were good, but the notes
had that nasal sound.<br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2>Upon inspection I can see some cracks
starting at the bridge itself, but you can also see a crack in the
"apron" sort-of piece just above the lowest part of that tenor
bridge. I'm wondering if that crack inhibits transfer of vibration
to a more flexible part of the soundboard that would enhance sustain, and
if I could repair it and improve the sound by filling that crack with
either epoxy or a variety of CA glue - maybe a gel type.<br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2>Your opinions and insights would be
appreciated.<br>
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</font><font face="arial" size=2>Thanks in advance,<br>
John Dorr<br>
Helena, MT<br>
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