>Putting the screws between ribs is easy enough, and I understand your >point about compression-crowned ribs being less sensitive to piercing than >rib-crowned ribs. However, I have also always heard that standard >woodworking practice is to replace screws used as clamps, with dowels, and >I wondered if in this case that was more, or less, risky than leaving the >screws in. I have heard noise from the screw/button combination. I also >considered a spruce plug instead of a dowel, or a dowel up into the bridge >and a plug in the soundboard. > >The problem is, I have a bridge staring me in the face and I don't want to >build a pneumatic press tomorrow. > >Thanks, >Bob D I use the button and screw between ribs and a little Titebond under the button. I can't imagine what could be a problem with this approach. Ron N
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