<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><P>Terry,</P> <P>The laminated is what I would prefer to use, however, isn't it quite difficult or impossible to obtain a clean notch using hand chisels on this material?  </P> <P> </P> <P> </P> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><BR><BR> <DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif">----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com><BR>To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 1:27:22 PM<BR>Subject: Re: bridge recapping tools<BR><BR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Not to toot my own horn, but................</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Laminated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.farrellpiano.com/bridge.htm" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face=Arial>http://www.farrellpiano.com/bridge.htm</FONT></A></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="cid:1.3286625299@web35310.mail.mud.yahoo.com" align=baseline border=0></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Farrell Piano, Inc.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><A href="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:terry@farrellpiano.com">terry@farrellpiano.com</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>From: "Bob Hull" <</FONT><A href="mailto:hullfam5@yahoo.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:hullfam5@yahoo.com"><FONT face=Arial>hullfam5@yahoo.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>To: "Pianotech List" <</FONT><A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial>pianotech@ptg.org</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 9:09 AM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Subject: bridge recapping tools</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial>>I must dive in to my first treble bridge recapping job.  I have only done a bass bridge thus far and it was only beveled, not notched.   Maybe the difficulty of this job can be taken down a few notches if I get the best tools and wonder what you would recommend.<BR>> <BR>> I have looked at the Mazzaglia website and saw:<BR>> Bridge pin tri-punches<BR>> Massive chisels<BR>> Bearing saw<BR>> Bearing gauges<BR>> Bearing lines<BR>> Notch tool - for cutting and cleaning the sides of the notches<BR>> Bridge capping washers - is this for putting pressure on the joint while gluing on the new cap?<BR>> <BR>> Do you recommend PianoTek's bridge capping material or who else.<BR>> <BR>> I have read Bob Hohf's article on Bridge Recapping - not artilcle more like a book.  Is there another good writing on this ? - need something concise<BR>> I know I'm going to  have a lot of questions on this and will also look over the archives.  <BR>> <BR>> Thanks.<BR>> <BR>> Bob Hull<BR>> <BR>> <BR>>      ____________________________________________________________________________________<BR>> Never miss a thing.  Make Yahoo your home page. <BR>> </FONT><A href="http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face=Arial>http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs</FONT></A><BR><FONT face=Arial>></FONT></DIV><BR></DIV></div><br> <hr size=1>Never miss a thing. <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51438/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs"> Make Yahoo your homepage.</a> </body></html>