blown out bridge pin

[William R. Monroe]

Hello Listers,

Best remedies for the following?

Acrosonic, bridge pin that terminates the speaking length of f#5 blown out.
By this, I mean that f#5 is the last note in the tenor prior to the break.
The bridge is notched here for the plate strut, and (obviously) either the
notch is too close, or the bridge material was suspect (no cap), or both.
At any rate, the side-bearing of the string cause the pin to explode out the
side of the bridge.

Any Ideas?

The plate strut extends down into the bridge enough that it would be
possible to use a wedge to clamp sideways, if that were useful.  I'm not
sure.  I guess my first thought is to use a chisel, notch out the end of the
bridge, epoxy in a replacement cap, drill and notch.  I'd appreciate any
input.

Thanks,
William R. Monroe