bass bridge removal

[William R. Monroe]

Now, Now, Paul,

I took the class too, and while Andre did say that his son, Christian could 
do the job in 2hrs, most of us mortals will require a full half-day.  Still, 
not much time to replace the bass bridge cap.  It was a fine presentation 
and good info.  I certainly would recommend his DVD for anyone considering 
this job.  Another fine approach to this madness that is bridge recapping.

William R. Monroe



> Andre Bolduc presented this topic at the PTG Convention and Institute in
> Kansas City.  It covers recapping a bridge without removing it. This
> approach won't work for every situation, but it's worth researching before
> you begin. He has a video (DVD) available on this class topic.  I don't 
> know
> its price.  He does retail his products through Pianotek.  His time for a
> complete recapping job is about two hours.
>
> Paul C
>
> I am going to give a quote to a customer on recapping a straight bass
> bridge. I have not done one of these repairs other than when I was in
> College too many years ago. I plan to send the bridge elsewhere to have 
> the
> work done. Their request was to have the bridge intact as much as 
> possible.
> My questions are how much labour time is expected in removing and
> reinstalling the bridge? How is the best way to remove the bridge?
> Many Thanks,
>
> John Pengelly
> The Tuning Fork