pinning bridges

[Ron Nossaman]

Hi Susan,

It would take more off the pin than you might think, the intersection point
isn't all that deep. Given about a 5 degree stagger angle and 160 pounds of
tension, you'd have in the ragged vicinity of 15 pounds of side bearing on
the pin. You need the full length of bridge pin in the wood to anchor it
against that sort of abuse. At least I would. %-)

Re heresy: It's only heresy if you malign a specific revered name, er sorry,
Name, or cherished concept. No, I'm sorry, Cherished Concept is not an ice
cream flavor (but it does sound sort of good doesn't it?).

Ron
  

>Hi, Ron
>
>Without any direct experience, I can still think of an alternative, similar
>to what woodworkers do when tenons are going to collide: shorten a few of
>the pins, preferably the rear ones, I would think. It wouldn't take much,
>would it? 
>
>Heresy? Well, since I haven't learned the orthodox answers, just call it
>ignorance instead ...
>
>Susan
 Ron