<HTML>In a message dated 10/28/03 10:16:55 AM Central Standa= rd Time, fssturm@unm.edu writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I guess I should experiment with an old bridge or piece of maple to be sure. Lots of folks <B= R> have been epoxying bridge pins in for a good while, which I think would be <= BR> more problematic. Regards, Fred Sturm </BLOCKQUOTE> I've always wondered about the long term effects of CA glue on the bridge pi= ns. My experience with the thin CA glue is that it is not very strong. If th= e glue joint can be broken easily with just tapping it, wouldn't the pins al= so come loose with vibrations of the strings, thus defeating the application= in the first place? In my opinion, just tapping the pins has a much better = long term effect. Wim </HTML>