<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2873" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>  <FONT size=4><EM>I use several coats of sprayed on shellac.  Then I put the bridge in the hot box over night.  wet sand with 600, rub with steel wool & then rub with a cloth or paper towel to shine it up.  It penetrates & hardens & is easy to make look good.  Notches also get shellac and varnish.</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4><EM>  Works for me</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4><EM>  Dale</EM></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>I know some rebuilders are leaving the dag off of the<BR>bridge tops.  Do you coat the top with some kind of<BR>finish to slow down moisture transfer or just for<BR>looks?  I have normally sprayed the bridge sides and<BR>notches as I finished the soundboard and kept the<BR>bridge cap taped off.<BR><BR><BR>I'm wondering how well a finish will hold up under the<BR>pressure of the strings.  Some finishes, like lacquer,<BR>it seems, might crack.   - Didn't have to consider<BR>that with Dag.<BR><BR>Bob Hull</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>