CA delivery apparatus, verdict

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

David,
If you have a syringe you can place the glue quite precisely.  That 
said, it likes to wick under the wire but shears quite readily when you render.

Andrew Anderson

At 09:06 PM 3/20/2006, you wrote:
>I have a Yamaha C2 developing some falseness.   When I apply 
>pressure to the bridge pin it stops...I'm going try it...I'm 
>assuming you don't have to move the string out of the way?
>
>David Ilvedson, RPT
>Pacifica, California
>
>
>
>The pen delivered a measured amount with precision. It clogged often
>so the wholesale treatment of the bridge would be best served with the
>syringe. A 1/8" bead of glue in the pen wicked right in when touched on
>the base of the pin without a trace and stopped the false beat.
>This would be perfect for spot sizing on the job where producing
>a lubed hypo and subsequent clean-up is prohibitive.
>
>A combination worked well too. I placed the pen tip on a crack or base
>of the pin and fed the glue with the syringe. If you keep the reservoir
>to a minimum the flow wicks in without overflow.
>The tip of the pen acted as a fine-point interface.
>
>I didn't have an open container of CA in which to dip the pen.
>This would have allowed for faster application with the pen.
>I loaded the pen quill from either the bottler or syringe.
>But it's loading-up caused me to use the syringe across the sections.
>Perhaps if I had cleaned it better there may not have been such reaction.
>
>There was some minor migration but nothing like from the bottle. With that,
>a cloth and brush kept the surface clean. Any gloss from glue drying on the
>surface was brushed to a matte finish and the bridge looks undisturbed.
>
>The beats are gone and the treble is clean and bright.
>
>So, drafting pen for the tool case for spot sizing. Lubed syringe for extended
>bridge pin sizing.
>
>--
>
>Regards,
>
>Jon Page

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