<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=4>For Wim (I think) large font! No doubt Jon's = recommendation is the preferred way to go. BUT. You mention potential trouble with = getting a chisel in there (perhaps a drill also?). If this is true, AND we are = talking about a typical Wurly console (maybe a little worn around the edges?) = you might consider epoxy. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Expose the area. Mix up peanut-butter consistency = West System resin with their hi-strength adhesive filler. Goop into place. Form it = into shape - notch shape and all. Insert pins before it sets. Final check on shape/level/smoothness. Return in two days, file, scrape, sand anything = you can to make it better if needed. Replace strings. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Epoxy is FUN!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>AGAIN - this MAY be a good way to go IF it is not a = GREAT piano (in my opinion about 99% of Wurly consoles qualify for this = designation) AND you can't implement Jon Page's recommendations because of access limitations.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell<BR>Piano Tuning & Service<BR>Tampa, Florida<BR><A = href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com</A></DI= V> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" = title=jonpage@mediaone.net>Jon Page</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 22, 2000 = 8:07 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Missing bridge = pins</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>At 12:40 AM 12/22/2000 -0500, you wrote:<BR></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE cite type="cite"><FONT face=arial size=2>Dear = Friends and Collegues, <BR><BR>Today I tuned a Wurlitzer Console (the 2nd of a 4 = tunings-3 including pitch <BR>raises). When I got to C# 5 at the = break, the pitch was at zero. After <BR>bringing it to pitch I found wield = false beats. Thinking it had to be a <BR>problem at the termination point, I = removed the knee board and found the top <BR>3 bridge pins missing and the bore = split. The notch above is also split out. <BR><BR>I checked the piano over = to see if there was any more notes like this, but <BR>there were non. The = C#5 at the break is next to the plate struts. <BR><BR>I thought of routing = it out and replace with a piece of hard maple stock but <BR>the strut makes = it difficult to get a router in place. I am not sure I can <BR>chisel = it out cleanly. <BR><BR>What do you recommend? How much time should I = estimate? </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Drill for a plug made from pin block material. Epoxy = in place, level to the surface,<BR>drill new pin holes and reshape the notch.<BR><BR>I have used pin block stock for many upright caps and = bodies with no problems,<BR>so these plugs should not be a concern.<BR><BR>Regards,</FONT><BR> <DIV>Jon Page,   piano technician</DIV> <DIV>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net" = EUDORA="AUTOURL">mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net</A></DIV>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~= ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>