pinning bridges

[Ron Nossaman]

Hi Rob, 

I don't think you ever get an answer to this did you? Yes, by gosh, the 1".
I want those pins anchored in deep too to spread the abuse as widely as
possible. I'll bet an X-ray of a pinned bridge would be a terrifying thing,
wouldn't you think? 

Ron, but not Susan 


>Hi Susan,
>
>I see no mention of overall pin length in this thread (not quite the issue
>here, I know - but I have to put in a word):
>
>I always used 1" pins (Apsco) in preference to the shorties, because I
>believed that a lot of the split caps I was seeing (I did the bridgework for
>Tuner's Supply for a few years) was a direct result of insufficient length
>of bridge pin into the bridge gain.  The 1" pins really get down deep.
>
>Rob Stuart-Vail

 Ron