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<DIV>it surprised me, it is really dry here. Piano was made in =
1975.
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<DIV
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca =
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John
Ross</A> </DIV>
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title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 21, 2005 =
7:57
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: split bridge</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Just wondered.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>It does seem odd that it would split, =
with
predrilled holes.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I have just been lucky, I
guess.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rlshiflet@cableone.net =
href="mailto:rlshiflet@cableone.net">Ron
& Lorene Shiflet</A> </DIV>
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title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 21, 2005 =
11:49
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: split =
bridge</DIV>
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<DIV>yes</DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John Ross</A> </DIV>
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title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 21, =
2005 7:32
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: split =
bridge</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Did you predrill the holes for the =
screws?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rlshiflet@cableone.net =
href="mailto:rlshiflet@cableone.net">Ron
& Lorene Shiflet</A> </DIV>
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title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Piano-Tech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 21, =
2005 10:33
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> split =
bridge</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>List, </DIV>
<DIV> I got the piano
finished. Sounds great. The slowest curing epoxy In =
could
get was a 45 minute set. I mixed it well and goobed the
bridge. As I tried to screw down the bridge top, It kept
splitting. Too dry out here right now. Then the glue =
started
setting up in 20 minutes instead of 45 minutes. We =
were
desperate. The piano was on a tilt truck. </DIV>
<DIV> We ran a pipe clamp from side to =
side. We
stacked 2x4 blocks on the bridge to build it up. Then we =
used a
grand piano pinblock support to crank pressure from the pipe =
clamp to
the 2x4's and the bridge. We did mange to get enough =
pressure to
hold it. It dried in place. We never did use screws =
or
dowels. We put the strings back and pulled them up. =
It tunes
quite well and the tone is great.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ron</DIV>
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