[pianotech] Worst Bass/Tenor Crossover in Universe

Mike Spalding mike.spalding1 at frontier.com
Thu Jan 10 17:53:38 MST 2013


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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