After allowing the bridge to dry about six hours, I tapped in the pins and ran my file across the tops of them to even them up a bit more. Then the fun began. The manual says to put a nail set or screwdriver against each pin and give it a tap toward the bass to create a 5-degree bend in each pin. Huh? Five degrees is barely a blip on the radar, so how on earth am I to know if I've been successful? Plus, when I got to the mid-range of the pins, I saw the bridge threatening a hairline crack. Well, crap. I took some glue and worked it over the bridge between the pins where I saw trouble brewing.
I set the board aside and proceeded to scour the Internet for a close-up shot of a clavichord bridge. Nothing helpful showed itself, so I googled the manual's author and dashed off a quick email to him. I asked for clarification on where and how this bend is supposed to be. I hope he answers.
On the next run, I would suggest a decent picture of the bridge with its pins bent appropriately instead of one of the distant shots of a finished instrument where little of any use is seen. Even a picture of a bridge pin all by itself with its little bend in it would be good. I am a visual person.
Tomorrow, I'll forge on ahead with the soundboard ribs.