<DIV>Hamburg 1960's and definately not hide glue David Love <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; WIDTH: 100%">I may have missed the beginning of this thread, is this a NY model O with original bridge? If so, it is probably glued with hide glue and you should be able to remove it with acetic acid solution, or vinegar applied sparingly to the seam and working the joint slowly with a thin knife. If not, you could always cut the bridge off (take the screws out first) with a flat pull saw blade and then chisel the remainder off down to the board with a very sharp crank neck paring chisel. Depending on how close you cut the bridge to the board, you could plane it down to get a nice flat joint to reglue to the board (you would have to recap as well). Or you could remake it, or, you could send it to Pianotek who performs that particular service. Take measurements of the bridge height before you cut it off so they can duplicate it. Or have them duplicate and put on a new cap. When you get it back you can and set the bearing, pin it,, cut the notches, or bevel, yourself. David Love davidlovepianos@earthlink.net > [Original Message] > From: Jonno Clarke <JONNOTUNE@HOTMAIL.COM> > To: <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> > Date: 8/7/2003 8:45:59 PM > Subject: bridge on model 0 > > There is nothing wrong with the pinblock or the soundboard but the whole > bangshoot has been smothered with gunk at the factory, infact on the > surrounds of the bass bridge underneath, you can feel the dried "drops" of > gunk. I start to wonder if the buzzes are not caused by some of this stuff > having perhaps lifted a bit over the years, the quality ! of this piano is > really rough. > > The bridge has no dowels holding it, just the four screws through belly > buttons from underneath, with those out there is quite a bit of movement and > creaking etc. I have run a knife around the edges to "break" the seal and > have got some separation but I am afraid that some of the soundboard may > come off attached to the bridge ! As I said before being a modern piano they > have not used hide glue but some other stuff - what ? - so I don't know what > to disolve it with or even if it will disolve. > > Before coming this far I have in the past tried & tested the bridge > pins,strings/ checked the frame bolts/hinges/ also where the soundboard > meets the cabinet - this soundboard has lots of flex - far more than > "normal" ( does that exist?). In any event I have now come this far so I'm > stuck with the problem. There seemed little point in going to all the > trouble in taking out the frame and putting it back without actually getting > at what seems to be the problem - in other words the bridge - not so ? > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get Hotmail on your mobile phone http://www.msn.co.uk/msnmobile > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><hr SIZE=1> Do you Yahoo!? <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=10469/*http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com">Yahoo! SiteBuilder</a> - Free, easy-to-use web site design software