<div> <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">It's possible the bridge takes a dive at that end, reducing bearing.  A cheap repair in that instance is to lay a thin, flat, wood shim on top of the bridge under the strings for that note.  .  The strings lay on top of the shim,  which serves to increase the bearing for those strings only.   Ugly, but it works as a cheap repair.  Bob.  </font><br> </div> <div> <br> </div> <div> <br> </div> -----Original Message-----<br> From: Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr@srvinet.com><br> To: Pianotech List <pianotech@ptg.org><br> Sent: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:46 am<br> Subject: Re: Dead Bass Strings<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_565c38a2-cafb-4056-80cf-b85afaf41038"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">CA or messier epoxy</font></div> <div>Joe Goss RPT<br> Mother Goose Tools<br> <a href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</a><br> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</a></div> <blockquote dir="ltr" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">----- Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>From:</b> <a title="hoppsmusic@hotmail.com" href="mailto:hoppsmusic@hotmail.com">Steven J. Hopp</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>To:</b> <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 22, 2008 7:53 AM</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Dead Bass Strings</div> <div><br> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hello again,</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">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 choose something else.   Thanks for the help!</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Steven</font></div> </blockquote></div>  <div class="AOLPromoFooter"> <hr style="margin-top:10px;" /> More new features than ever. Check out the new <a href="http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003" target="_blank">AOL Mail</a>!<br/> </div>