[CAUT] Downbearing Error

[Richard Brekne]

Hi John

I've been told elsewhere to use hard wood shoe pegs and epoxy.  Supposed 
to be as close to invisible as it gets.  Some of the Wapin boys use 
bamboo sticks to plug before redrilling... but then they are going 
straight down. Probably no chance of using the same bridge pin holes, 
but I will look at that when I get down far enough.

Looking more and more like its best to just string down and get it 
over.... sigh.

Cheers
RicB



         >That is to say unless someone has a good reason why plugging and
         >re-drilling bridge pin holes is a bad idea in itself.


    Plug with end grain shanks?  I've done spot repairs this way but
    wouldn't trust a whole section. If you want to resurface, let the
    tension down and pull all the strings in those sections. Pull all
    the bridge pins and fill the holes with epoxy. Resurface, map out
    your new holes, drill, renotch, etc.

    But first check to see if you can install the next size diameter
    pin which might return your side bearing and not have to epoxy.

    Regards,

    Jon Page

    PS  Getting to the bridge pins near the struts is impossible. You
    might end up pulling the plate. Oy.