I wish they'd get it right!

[gordon stelter]

Gee. I don't think I'd steam a bridge, even lightly!
At least the compressed wood fibers of the old holes
are denser than the new wood, and epoxy should finish
them off. Any compressed fibers that were steamed
would quickly re-compress, resulting in loose pins.
IMHO.
     Thump

--- Ron Nossaman <RNossaman@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> >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
> 
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