<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron,  I just bought one of = these.  It was a 1966, and I understand that glue joint separation was a common problem = with this vintage Baldwin uprights.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    This one had the = bridge body come away from the root, just beyond the mid-treble plate strut.  = Repaired quite nicely, using the screw method, and Titebond.  When dry, = remove the screws and dowel. trim, and finish.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clark A. Sprague, RPT</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net = href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 14, 2005 = 9:27 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Bridge Separation, = Baldwin Acro</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I have a Baldwin Acrosonic here with a bridge that is = separating.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pictures would be nice. It may be a = simple fix.<G> Then again.......</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV> <P> <HR> <P></P>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.<BR>Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.10 - Release = Date: 5/13/2005<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>