<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>RE: It's a capo bridge....</title> </head> <body> <p align="left">I believe that is the first piano whammy bar...<br/><br/>David Ilvedson, RPT<br/>Pacifica, CA 94044<br/><br/></p> <div style="padding-right: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; border-left: #000000 3px solid; padding-top: 5px"> <hr/>Original message<br/>From: itunepiano@aol.com<br/>To: pianotech@ptg.org<br/>Received: 2/12/2008 6:59:39 PM<br/>Subject: It's a capo bridge....<br/><br/> <p align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I tuned this Baldwin Acro Spinet # 414959 today.  The bass bridge has a large crack at the front bridge pins.  Someone had removed the front pins, and placed a  rod under the strings, in place of the front bridge pins.  The strings rested 1/2 way up the rear bridge pins with no apparent damage.  The tone and sustain were acceptable for this instrument, which was in poor condition to begin with.  An alternative bridge repair?  To my surprise, the piano was at pitch.  Bob.</font><br/></p> <div class="envelope" style="float: none" align="left"> </div> <div class="envelope" style="float: none" align="left"> <div class="envelope" style="float: none" align="left"><a style="display: block; width: 285px; text-decoration: none" href="http://pictures.aol.com/ap/singleImage.do?pid=3bc0IQoa635k66fM0DaAMT9DcOsb7Dx9*O-0v4xQp5Fd3Ig%3D"><img class="AOLInlineImage" id="AOLP113256" style="border-right: rgb(0,102,204) 1px solid; border-top: rgb(0,102,204) 1px solid; display: block; margin: 5px; vertical-align: middle; border-left: rgb(0,102,204) 1px solid; border-bottom: rgb(0,102,204) 1px solid" height="206" src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=3bc0IQoa635k66fM0DaAMT9DcOsb7Dx9*O-0v4xQp5Fd3Ig=&size=m" width="275"/> <div class="AOLPicturesFullSizeLink" style="margin-top: -6px; font-size: 11px; text-align: right">View full size</div></a> </div> <div> <div class="envelope" style="float: none" align="left"><a style="display: block; width: 285px; text-decoration: none" href="http://pictures.aol.com/ap/singleImage.do?pid=3bc0IQoa635k66fM0DaAMT9DcMeD8MltTpiyv4xQp5Fd3Ig%3D"><img class="AOLInlineImage" id="AOLP892896" style="border-right: rgb(0,102,204) 1px solid; border-top: rgb(0,102,204) 1px solid; display: block; margin: 5px; vertical-align: middle; border-left: rgb(0,102,204) 1px solid; border-bottom: rgb(0,102,204) 1px solid" height="206" src="http://links.pictures.aol.com/pic?id=3bc0IQoa635k66fM0DaAMT9DcMeD8MltTpiyv4xQp5Fd3Ig=&size=m" width="275"/> <div class="AOLPicturesFullSizeLink" style="margin-top: -6px; font-size: 11px; text-align: right">View full size</div></a> </div> <div><span><br/></span></div> </div> </div> <div><span><br/></span></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> </div> </body> </html>