<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> You can send it to John Trefz, bridge and block duplication is what they do and have been doing forever.<br> <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.johntrefz.com/">http://www.johntrefz.com/</a><br> <br> <br> Mike McCoy<br> <br> <br> Farrell wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:001f01c85fbc$c7f52000$0401a8c0@DESKTOP" type="cite"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; "> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3243" name="GENERATOR"> <style></style> <div><font face="Arial">No kit that I am aware of. You can remove it and send it to Schaff or Pianotek for duplication.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial">However, for the type of piano you describe, you can make a very good and very economical repair with epoxy. I have done many of these with excellent results. I do not believe there is a bass bridge damaged beyond the scope of an epoxy repair (on a low value piano).</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial">Lots of stuff in archives on epoxy bridge repairs. If you need more info, I'm happy to help.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial">Terry Farrell</font></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 moz-do-not-send="true" title="bdoepke@verizon.net" href="mailto:bdoepke@verizon.net">Brian Doepke</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 moz-do-not-send="true" 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> Friday, January 25, 2008 8:30 PM</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> bass bridge replacement</div> <div><br> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hello List,</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I have recently been coming across many vertical pianos with cracked and/or split bass bridges.  I have been having to point out this fact to many owners and explain the fact that the piano is unstable in this area and will not hold a proper tuning.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I have checked the archives and have not found anything on bass bridge replacement.  Here comes my main question.</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Is it feasible to install a new bass bridge on many of these "entry level" pianos that I have been coming across? Am I passing up potential income by not offering to replace it.  I am sure that I can learn how to do it...but how difficult is it?  Do I need special tools?  </font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I am very busy with tunings right now..but I am curious about the procedure of replacing a bass bridge and wondering if I should pursue this aspect of piano repair.  Is there a kit somewhere?</font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I appreciate it.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Brian P. Doepke; RPT<br> A.A.A. Piano Works, LLC<br> "The after-taste of poor quality<br> lasts longer than the first bite<br> of a good deal."</font></div> </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html>