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Eric asked about removing the bridge without upsetting the sound post.
I suggested using a string jack but couldn't find a video on the net to show how to use one. So I make one myself to demonstrate it use 
(Caution.... The Ferret actually 'speaks' in this vid 
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Great video, Ferret!
Good to see the store-bought ones work well. My jack is a little more homebrew. LOL
Works the same way, except it takes a screwdriver to use mine. LOL
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Thanks for the video. Good demonstration. Thanks.
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@Ferrret - Nice little piece of kit! Thanks for the info John!
I seriously recommend not copying my mistakes. D'oh - 
Please make your own, different mistakes, and help us all learn :-)
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I'm pretty sure that may even be the exact article I saw before I made my own jack, Ferret. I didn't have the exact parts, so I cobbled together one out of what I had around.
Whether you buy one or make it, I think they are one of the handiest tools a player can have. If your bridge gets to leaning a bit or has moved a little and you need to get it back in place, or if you are actually doing any work on a bridge, these gadgets make it a whole lot easier.
Yeah, you can just be careful, so the bridge doesn't break while you move it back to where it is supposed to be. Or use a jack to lift the tension off it a little and not have to worry about it at all.
"This young wine may have a lot of tannins now, but in 5 or 10 years it is going to be spectacular, despite the fact that right now it tastes like crude oil. You know this is how it is supposed to taste at this stage of development." ~ Itzhak Perlman
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Nice gizzmo ....I tend to worry a bit about damage to soundpost area so remain old school ...loosen strings and apply a bit of thumb pressure to treble F hole if worried about soundpost falling ...falling SP may mean poor fit , but that's another story ..
At any rate , it's yer fiddle ...do what works for you ...
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Cool video Ferret. And nice pics of your set up Dan. I could get brave one day and I will be lucky to have this info.
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Tucson1 said
Nice gizzmo ....I tend to worry a bit about damage to soundpost area so remain old school ...loosen strings and apply a bit of thumb pressure to treble F hole if worried about soundpost falling ...falling SP may mean poor fit , but that's another story ..At any rate , it's yer fiddle ...do what works for you ...
Tucs
It doesn't put any more pressure on the violin top than the strings normally would pushing the bridge down. Its only temporarily replacing the bridge
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Yep ...nice tool when used properly...my point is that a properly fit SP should not , in my humble opinion , fall when the string pressure is relieved ...but then again it seems that what i think i know i don't really know or understand ...so i really should keep my opinions to myself ...hard to do but i'll try ...at any rate , whatever works for any individual is what counts ...it's all good ...
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Tucson1 said
Yep ...nice tool when used properly...my point is that a properly fit SP should not , in my humble opinion , fall when the string pressure is relieved ...but then again it seems that what i think i know i don't really know or understand ...so i really should keep my opinions to myself ...hard to do but i'll try ...at any rate , whatever works for any individual is what counts ...it's all good ...
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Actually I totally agree. If she SP is properly cut and fitted it should not fall.
It's just a bit of 'insurance' If it does go over its a real pain in the butt.
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Tucson1 said
Yep ...nice tool when used properly...my point is that a properly fit SP should not , in my humble opinion , fall when the string pressure is relieved ...but then again it seems that what i think i know i don't really know or understand ...so i really should keep my opinions to myself ...hard to do but i'll try ...at any rate , whatever works for any individual is what counts ...it's all good ...
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Actually I totally agree. If she SP is properly cut and fitted it should not fall.
It's just a bit of 'insurance'
Waiting patiently for a rebuttal. Do we not take differences of opinion's and or criticism well ?
My dog's bigger than your dog.
Seems is that they make them commercially, so they can't be all that harmful to our instrument.
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Fiddlestix said
Ferret said
Tucson1 said
Yep ...nice tool when used properly...my point is that a properly fit SP should not , in my humble opinion , fall when the string pressure is relieved ...but then again it seems that what i think i know i don't really know or understand ...so i really should keep my opinions to myself ...hard to do but i'll try ...at any rate , whatever works for any individual is what counts ...it's all good ...
@Tucson1
Actually I totally agree. If she SP is properly cut and fitted it should not fall.
It's just a bit of 'insurance'
Waiting patiently for a rebuttal. Do we not take differences of opinion's and or criticism well ?
My dog's bigger than your dog.
Seems is that they make them commercially, so they can't be all that harmful to our instrument.
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I'd reckon that my bloody ferret would be bigger than your dog 
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Great tips. Thanks
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Ferret ,
It's all good , mate ...I do hear that things down under are bigger ...bigger then Texas even ....
I'm fortunate enough to be able to pay good money on a regular basis ,ie. lessons , for some pretty through criticism,critique , etc. Failing to perform up to my teachers expectations and getting reamed for it is just icing on the cake ...differences of opinion is a good thing ...makes one take a second look ...
If ya really want to hear some differences of opinion just go to the VMAAI convention in Oct . in Tucson where the pros go at it in competition ...the gauntlet is thrown and the sparks fly ....gotta love it ....Thanks for the post ... , nice tool to have in yer tool box ...Have fun ...Be happy
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Tucs. Mate, MUCH bigger than in Texas 
Would love to be at the VMAAI convention mate. But it's a loooong way away.
That's the trouble with being 'down under', 'everything' is a long way away.
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