<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 6/4/01 11:06:22 PM Central Daylight Time,
<BR>davidlovepianos@hotmail.com writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Encountered a 1928 Knabe (5'8"). The bridge cap, which extends down through
<BR>both capo sections, is cracked and delaminating with some bridge pin
<BR>migration. The rest of the bridge is solid, uncapped and in good
<BR>condition.
<BR> The board is good. The piano has been restrung within the past 20 years.
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<BR>The strings are in good condition. When the piano was restrung they put in
<BR>#4 pins. So, if I remove all strings in order to remove the plate and
<BR>recap
<BR>the bridge, I will have to replace the block. I am trying to determine if
<BR>its feasible to recap the upper part of the bridge without removing the
<BR>plate. Is it possible, or reasonable? The plate struts do not get in the
<BR>way of the pinning or notching, but I am trying to figure out how to get
<BR>around the planing problem. Any thoughts. Budget limitations and the
<BR>overall value of the piano are considerations. Any thoughts?
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<BR>David Love
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<BR>Have you given consideration to using PC 7 epoxy to repair the bridge. PC 7
<BR>is a black slow setting epoxy paste that I have used successfully on a number
<BR>of occasions where recapping was not possible, or feasible.
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<BR>Willem </FONT></HTML>