<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Re: [pianotech] Bass bridge repair</title> </head> <body> <div>Hi Richard,</div> <div> </div> <div>I'm not an engineer, so I can't calculate the risk involved, but I have been advised in the past that it is safe to leave the remainder of the strings at pitch.  Others more knowledgeable than I might chime in to differ, but I have proceeded in this way without incident.  In every case, I must admit, the piano I did this to was essentially worthless, but the owner wanted the use of it, and time involved was only about a couple of hours.</div> <div> </div> <div>Floyd Gadd</div> <div>Manitoba Chapter</div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div>Quote:</div> <div><font style="background-color: rgb(240,237,237)"><em>General question regarding bass bridge repairs...from what I understand, you are detuning and removing all the bass strings but leaving full tension on the remainder of the strings. I've not ventured into to many bridge repairs as of yet and was wondering if that is typically fine to do...doesn't strain the plate or anything that could cause major problems? Just something I've been afraid to do because I didn't know. Thanks! Richard W. Bushey Richard's Piano Service </em></font></div><br/> </body> </html>