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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Joe,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>I had trouble getting the new bridge seperated
from the preshaped scrap wood.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>The planer really squeezes them
together.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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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> Sunday, October 24, 2004 10:48
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Copying damaged bass
bridge</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Ross said: "<FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Well, what I did, was get a piece of scrap wood, and using double sided
tape, attach it to the old bridge, making sure it was flat. Meaning wood
splinters and glue sticking up, removed.<BR>I then ran it through the planer,
ending up with a reverse of the old bridge.<BR>I then taped it to my new piece
of wood, and ran it through the planer.<BR>I ended up with an exact replica of
the old bridge. (As close as I can tell) No guessing involved.<BR>I figure,
for me it was easier than sawing, or sanding.<BR>Let me know, what you
think.<BR>Regards,<BR></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>John,</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Very
ingenious! I didn't know double sided taped was strong enough to withstand the
forces in a planer! I'll keep that one in mind, for sure!</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Best Regards, </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool
Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>