Hi John, I'm curious about something. There have been a couple of posts that mentioned filling the old bridge pin holes in the old bridge body. I'm curious as to what you use? In the past, I've filled them with Titebond and shoe pegs and recapped over top with a bridge cap much like what I've seen you do. The only complaint I've had with doing that has been that sometimes when I drill the new bridge pin holes, the drill bit will want to "gum up" (I'm guessing) with the Titebond glue. Should I be using larger shoe pegs? eliminating the glue and just using shoe pegs? (don't feel comfortable with this one, but it was suggested to me one time), maybe gluing in small hardwood dowels of some sort? forgetting about the wood altogether and just filling in with epoxy? Something else entirely? Any particular method you found you like? It's certainly nothing earth shattering, but I am curious. (Also, as an aside, would you feel better about the kind of 'surgery' that Ron Overs is doing if done with a finger joint <instead of a butt joint> where the old body joins the new very thick bridge cap? Just a thought...) Brian Trout Quarryville, PA btrout@desupernet.net
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