In a message dated 6/23/99 10:04:03 PM !!!First Boot!!!, lafargue@iamerica.net writes: << I was wondering how others felt about superglue as a gap filler on this repair. I did a bridge repair a couple of months ago. The bridge had come unglued from the apron. I got glue into the bridge/apron joint, then countersunk a screw to hold it with the head about 1/16" below the surface of the bridge top. I had no epoxy on hand and not enough room for a dowel, so I filled the space above the screw head with superglue since some string would pass over the space and I wanted it to be hidden. I sanded it flat, graphited, burnished, and restrung. How do you think this use of superglue might work over time? Should I do it again? It was rock hard, I couldn't seem to chip it and it looked pretty good. Thanks. LANCE LAFARGUE, RPT LAFARGUE PIANO SERVICES >> If it works, it was a good repair. If sometime in the future, the repair fails, then you'll know you made a mistake. Speaking of using super glue for unusual repairs. I used super glue as a center pin bushing. I carefully filled the hole with a drop of super glue, with the center pin in place, and zapped it. As it was setting up, I kept rotating the flange. When it was dry, it worked. Willem Blees
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