Rebuilding Decisions....

[Ron Nossaman]

>Robin Hufford said: " would be to
>pull the bridge pins and seat them in either epoxy or CA.  One should try to
>allow the material to flow out into the cracks."
>NOT what I would recommend! Pulling the bridge pins is unnecessary, 
>usually causes damage to the bridge cap and is time consumingly 
>unnecessary. Refer to my epoxying technique of a few days ago, using a 
>soldering iron and epoxy! Sheesh! It's my opinion, that the only time to 
>pull bridge pins, is when you are going to recap. And, while I'm on the 
>subject....If the Bass Bridge needs capping...So Does the Treble!!!!!
>Regards,
>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.

Joe, the pins are the string termination, and the old ones are grooved by 
the strings. Pull the pins, clean up the bridge top and notches, and epoxy 
in new pins.

Ron N