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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You are going to have to yank the plate =
to remove
the old long bridge and install a new one. I've never removed a long =
bridge from
a board without destroying it - but then I'm always intending on =
building and
installing a new soundboard. I'm sure it is possible to remove =
the old
bridge while preserving the original soundboard - but it would seem a =
long
tedious process to me. Sounds like an interesting situation - please =
keep us
advised.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'll be interested in hearing if others =
have
techniques to remove long bridge without damaging soundboard - one thing =
that
comes to mind is to grind it off with a router.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any idea on what caused the bridge to =
crack like
that? Do they axe things for Jesus?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">List,<BR>I recently ran into a =
situation with a
6 yr old Bergman TG-150 grand. As the pastor unlocked the church door =
to let
me in he was telling me how the Lord blessed him with this piano =
several years
ago. The first thing I see is broken bass strings hanging all out of =
the piano
still attached at one end or the other. Six were broken in all. Out =
here in
rural Georgia these "snake handlers" regularly flog the piano for =
Jesus so the
broken strings were no surprise. What was surprising was the huge =
gaping split
in the extreme treble section of the bridge. It was split all the way =
down to
the soundboard, cap and root. If the strings were removed you could =
stick your
finger in the crack. As the piano was under 10 yrs old I contacted =
Young Chang
to see about a warranty repair or replacement of the piano. They asked =
me to
submit an estimate for repair and they would send me a new long =
bridge. Can
you glue a bridge onto a soundboard in the piano? Can you remove an =
old bridge
from a soundboard that you will be reusing? Should a proper repair =
also
include installing a new board with bridge attached? Any information =
and or
opinions would be greatly appreciated. I am in the process of tooling =
up for
board replacement in my shop but have not yet done one. I have a =
Conover 66
that I will be installing one in after taking Andre Bolduc's class =
this year
at the Annual PTG conference. I do not have a large go-bar set =
up.<BR>Thanks
for any help you may be able to offer,<BR><BR>Britt
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