<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3314.2100" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=4>David,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>It is not adviseable to "clamp" epoxy. Use a gap = filling type and just let it set to almost, then clean up by scraping, etc. Also not adviseable to use the compatible solvent, of which there are two, (there = may be more), Alcohol and lacquer thinner are verboten, it will simply break = down the strenght of the epoxy. I personally use "steel epoxy" for this kind of repair.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>Joe Garrett</FONT></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net" title=davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>David Love</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 31, 2001 = 10:07 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> split bridge</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I have a customer with a Boesendorfer 225 c = 1978.  The bridge is splitting along the speaking side pin line on the top 5-6 notes.  I'm not sure how long it has been this way, this is the = first time I've seen the piano.  My intention is to remove strings from = this area, work epoxy into the crack, pull it all back together with clamps = and clean off the excess with a bit of lacquer thinner.  Any comments.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>