I wish they'd get it right!

[Ron Nossaman]

>All,
>A while back I was espousing the quality of the Schaff Bridge pins. The
>standard size for #8 bridge pins is .096". The olde ones I used to get from
>Tuners were .0955". That little difference, I can deal with. The New ones
>from Schaff are .0945"! If I were doing a new bridge, I could still deal
>with the difference. But, on a re-pin of an existing bridge, that just don't
>cut it!!!!! I just spent the better part of a day, dealing with it! Darn! I
>Wish They'd Get It Right! Or, at least tell us about it!
>End of Rant!<G>
>Best Regards,
>Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)

Hi Joe,
A couple of questions. What did the take-outs mic? Did you epoxy the 
replacements when you installed them? Has anyone out there tried steaming a 
bridge cap lightly to size holes down (like happens in key balance holes) 
before installing pins with epoxy or CA?

Ron N