CA glue questions (on the bridge)

[Andrew and Rebeca Anderson]

I've never removed strings for CA treatment of the bridges.  When the 
glue is soft it will absorb string energy yes, but when it is set it 
is hard and will transmit it very well.  In fact using gap filing CA 
effected an emergency fix for a technician damaged bridge 
termination.  When the glue was set the next day it was not possible 
to find the fix aurally.

Andrew Anderson

At 01:06 PM 4/6/2007, you wrote:
>You must remove the strings from the bridge-  if you don't, the glue 
>will mute the string at the termination point!   I treated a 
>Lyon&Healy baby grand bridge with thin CA glue- followed by 5 
>tunings.  Turned a piece of junk the owner wanted to sell into 
>something he wanted to keep.
>The glue kept soaking into the cracks for about 7 
>applications.  Then I left it to cure overnight without 
>accelerator.  The bass strings can go back on after a little clean-up.
>It would be a good opportunity to replace bass strings.
>
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>>2. When using CA glue on the bridge, is it necessary to remove the
>>strings before applications? Does the CA have enough gap filling
>>property to fill small cracks and gaps, or does it just solidify the
>>area around the pin?