CA and Bridge Pins

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Susan,
                I use 5min epoxy for that situation, warmed with a hair
drier to make it run, and set up fast.
It works just as well. and is almost as fast.  (Liar, <G>)


At 11:12 PM 18/10/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Question about CA on old beater upright bridges:
>
>Has anyone tried slacking and pulling off the wire, and adding CA,
>but not tilting the upright?
>
>Suppose, for an individual miserably beating note, one pulled the
>wire off the bridge, applied just a drop or two at a time to the
>area probably riddled with tiny cracks, so that it wicked in?
>
>I could see holding a shop towel under the bridge, just in case,
>and then adding a little drop of glue, watching it wick in, adding a
>little more, till the area seemed reasonably saturated. Wiping off
>the area after a few seconds, maybe breathing on it or rubbing it with
>a little white glue to set it up, and then replacing the string.
>
>The goal would be to fix some of the worst offenders in
>just a few minutes, without the exertion and time of tilting.
>
>I have the perfect candidate, an old Starr upright with some of
>the most miserable false beats I have ever heard, and practically
>no tuning stability at all. Any caveats, folks?
>
>Susan
> 
Roger Jolly
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