<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3132" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"> <DIV>John:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Details: upright or grand? Have you examined the back or underside of the piano for screws or buttons? Generally, with care, I use a sharpened 1 1/2" putty knife as a blade to tap into the glue joint after removing screws and drilling out any dowels. I gradually tap the blade all the way down the length of the glue joint to avoid tearing out any more soundboard than necessary. I will use two blades at times, driving one in to "lever" the glue joint open, then tap another into a place a bit further down, then leap-frog them until the bridge pops off. I take off long bridges the same way, and have never had a problem. Just don't get ahead of the opening up of the glue joint. And make sure that the flat blade of the knife goes all the way under and out the other side flat to the soundboard; that'll tell you that you're not tearing soundboard wood. Good luck.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)</STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 06/19/07 13:42:29 Central Daylight Time, johnsfsr@hotmail.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV> <STYLE type=text/css> .aolmailheader {font-size:8pt; color:black; font-family:Arial} a.aolmailheader:link {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:visited {color:magenta; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:active {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:hover {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} </STYLE> I am going to give a quote to a customer on recapping a straight bass <BR>bridge. I have not done one of these repairs other than when I was in <BR>College too many years ago. I plan to send the bridge elsewhere to have the <BR>work done. Their request was to have the bridge intact as much as possible. <BR>My questions are how much labour time is expected in removing and <BR>reinstalling the bridge? How is the best way to remove the bridge? <BR>Many Thanks, <BR><BR>John Pengelly <BR>The Tuning Fork <BR><BR>_________________________________________________________________ <BR>Windows Live Hotmail. Now with better security, storage and features.   <BR>www.newhotmail.ca?icid=WLHMENCA149 <BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>