quite right, Terry, I should have been more precise in my description. On 1/10/2013 3:30 PM, Terry Farrell wrote: > I don't think painting West System epoxy on a bridge body is going to "tightly link the pins to the cap". > > Putting epoxy in the bridge pin holes and coating the base of the bridge pin with epoxy will help. > > Terry Farrell > > On Jan 10, 2013, at 9:25 AM, Mike Spalding wrote: > >> Thumpe, >> >> Nothing wrong, and a lot right, with using West or similar on bridge tops. I believe its primary benefit is to tightly link the pins to the cap, secondarily to seal the cap surface against moisture transport that might accelerate cracking. I don't believe there's a need for surface lube on a bridge top - there's plenty of vibration to help strings move to equalize tension. >> >> Mike
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