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<blockquote TYPE=CITE>>What do bridge pin pounders that don't like to file
use to regulate bridge
<br>>pin height. I find that using a little piece of wood as a gauge seems
to
<br>>work well until you are finished, and then you realize your pin heights
<br>>are still undulating. Then if you go and try and touch up, you end
up with
<br>>some pins just too darn short.
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I have yet to notch and drill a brand new bridge, but I have tried various
approaches to replacing bridge pins and after all is said and done, I've
come to the conclusion that pounding the pins in is not a positive to begin
with. I use a pin size that is just slim enough that I can insert it with
my fingers, and I fill the hole first with thin epoxy so that when the
pin goes in it squezzes the glue up and around the pin hole opening forming
a collar which I clean off.
<p>This seems to give the best results both in the immediate and over the
long term. It also takes care of whatever benifit may be had from the pins
being inserted all the way to the bottom of the hole, as the epoxy takes
up whatever space is there. Pins can all be of the same length to begin
with, just make sure they are short enough for the shalowest hole that
they'll go in deep enough so that you can minimize (or leave out altogether)
the whole filing process.
<p>RicB
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<br>Richard Brekne
<br>RPT, N.P.T.F.
<br>UiB, Bergen, Norway
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