Not enough glue in the water!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 February 2013 10:55, Ron Nossaman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net" target="_blank">rnossaman@cox.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div class="im">On 2/6/2013 5:21 PM, Terry Farrell wrote:<br> <br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> And this puppy wasn't even screwed to the apron.<br> </blockquote> <br></div> Something had to be holding it together when it was strung. I've seen separated bridges that looked for all the world like they didn't have any glue in there, but on really close inspection, I could see a sort of sparkly crystalline residue. It looked to me like the glue was mixed too thin and pretty much squeezed out of the joint. Wetting the surface made it sticky, so there was something there even though it wasn't obvious to the point of being difficult to detect. If your old shop dog is still around, have her taste test it.<br> Ron N<br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Bruce Browning<br>The Piano Tuner