Bridge Pin Buzz

[Joseph Garrett]

Terry, et al,
You do not need to remove the plate to do the re-cap! Remove the strings.
Plane the top cap off. Dry fit the proper thickness of cap material. (use
bridge pins for location holes). Clamp beams above the bridge, parallel to
the bridge. Shim the board under the bridge for support. Glue the new cap
on, using pinblock jacks. Remove the locator pins. Re-establish the string
line across the new cap. Set the proper speaking length lines. Centerpunch
the new bridge pin positions. Hand drill. Graphite the top. Notch or bevel
the terminations. Burnish top. Insert bridge pins. Put the bass strings back
on. Bring to pitch.
It's more difficult to direct how it's done, than to actually do it.
Best Regards,
Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)

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