Epoxy Bridge repairs

[Joseph Garrett]

All,
Several have suggested "clamping" the epoxy! I strongly suggest that, if you
want a failure, go ahead and clamp it! The only failures I've ever had, was
when I attempted to clamp a warped, (read split), bridge while using epoxy.
Epoxy is a CO-hesive substance NOT an AD-hesive substance. ie is bonds
better with itself, in volume, than with other substances. There are some
epoxies that are meant to be "clamped". The West systems ADhesive epoxies
are in that group. These are very specialized epoxies. Personally, I find
trying to get clamps in the proper positions on a bridge, is really
difficult and falls into the "make work" category.
An item I forgot to mention, in my last post, was the use of dental scrapers
to the fine cleanup of the pin/termination point(s) are really the way to
go.
IMHO CA glue has no place in a piano, except for a last ditch effort on a
defunct pin block. CA glue has a nasty habit of breaking down over time. I
did the research and found this to be true. (Flame suit zipped tight!)
Regards,
Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)(Go Ducks!)