---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment > >My concern is whether drilling a bridge-pin-sized hole in epoxy will yield >the same snug fit for the bridge pin as it would in maple. I fear that it >might crack/shatter/goof-up the epoxy and not yield a snug pin fit. Simply >drilling and pounding a new pin would be easiest, but I think drilling a >slightly oversized hole and setting the new pin in a second addition of thin >epoxy is the best way to do it. Waddayathink. I have used MarineTex epoxy for filling gaps. It has a very high compression strength. Use West System's epoxy to treat the bottom of the crack and let it wick into the lower recesses. After that is setup, trowel MarineTex in, let harden and trim top flush. Mark pin holes and drill .003 smaller than the pin. Renotch/bevel edge after holes are drilled. Install pins. Recapping is best but this would also be a solid repair. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/69/11/1f/be/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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