<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3395" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Gene,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Looking good!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I think your last idea listed is where I'd start. I think that I would chisel a clean surface on your bridge cap (don't remove pin) right up to the pin, cut a small triangle of hard maple (mate it to the cap and leave the rest of it slightly oversize), work some unthickened West System epoxy into the two surfaces with sandpaper (West System two step bonding method), thicken a little epoxy with their High Density Adhesive Filler, slop a bit on the triangle and assemble until cured. Trim with chisel. I think your biggest concern will be to be sure to get a real good bond. The above repair should work well and you won't see it after trimming.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Send us an "after" picture!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=nelsong@intune88.com href="mailto:nelsong@intune88.com">Gene Nelson</A> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Time to show and tell - my first bridge shows the scars of inexperience I am well aware - however, I am attempting to make necessary repairs to the terminations that were damaged from carving.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The unison in the middle, front, left bridge pin - the veneer layer to the left of the pin - exactly where the string will lie - has been mangled.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>One repair could be to remove bridge pins, drill hole, insert plug made of same cap material, redrill pin holes, recarve etc.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Would an alternative be to carefully square off the damaged area with razor or carving knife, epoxy on the same veneer and trim to match the termination line?</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>