blown out bridge pin

[Don]

Hi William,

Given the low value of the instrument perhaps epoxy is "the way to go".
It's simple and reliable. I would allow "extra" cure time given the
location. If the intial repair fails--then you still have the chisel, and
replace option.

At 09:56 PM 5/26/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>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.
>Thanks,
>William R. Monroe

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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