New Bridge Pins

[Mark Story]

Hi Terry,

On Thu, 15 Feb 1996 TLGreene@aol.com wrote:

> Has anybody come up with a back saving way of filing down newly installed
> bridge pins.  I have experimented with grinders but the sparks fly anb leave
> little burn pits.  So is it back to the old file method?????

I'll be watching this thread with interest too.  The other problems
besides the sparks are: the nasty burr left by the grinding; I worry
about heating up the pins and what that is doing to the bridge cap. In
any case, I still use a 3 1/2 grinder and a "flex disk" to start, and
finish with a hand file.  To take care of the sparks, I mask off the
soundboard - which is a hassle I'd rather do without.

Mark Story, RPT

mstory@ewu.edu
Eastern Washington University Music Department
Cheney, Washington, USA