<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Unless the store is willing to pay for
the repair, I'd tell the customer to trade it in for something better.
Help him look at what else the store has to offer. Anyway, you're
in for a big repair. Epoxy may help... or the bridge could just be
shot. Were there lots of big splits down the bridge? How was the
treble bridge? How old is the piano? Wurlitzer spinets aren't
worth much and a bic lighter may help the best! <G></font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Hello again,</font>
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial">I recently went to do a tuning on a Wurlitzer
spinet. Both copper wound bass string at the break were "thuddy".
No sustain to the sound. The lower strings were fine. I
decided to try changing the string to see if it would be better. No
dice. Upon removal of the string however, I found the bass bridge
pins to be so loose I could remove them with my fingers. What is
the best repair for this? The client just purchased this "used"
piano from a dealer who is willing to trade back the piano and let them
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<br><font size=2 face="Arial">Steven</font>
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