Re: Lifting bridge on a cheap acoustic guitar
When my laminated '63 Kay parlor guitar ($29.95 new!) needed help 20 or so years ago, here's what I did:
Originally Posted by
ProfChris
1. Remove any bolts. Take the saddle and pins out.
2. Heat the bridge with a clothes iron, wool setting, and gently work a thin, flexible blade under it. Careful not to dig into the top wood. Go very slow, let the heat do the work, just ease it free.
3. Clean up the underside of the bridge and the footprint of the top as best you can. Remove all old glue if possible. Aim at a fit with no gaps.
4. Reglue with Titebond Original using the pins as locator. Work out how to clamp it overnight ... [w/ short distance to soundhole, I used C-clamps w/ wax paper / wood backing]
5. Job done! It will probably hold up if you got a good fit.
... and then ...
Originally Posted by
pops1
The bolts ... thru the bridge plate. I would remove the nut and add a fender washer ...
Yeah, the body's still a bit warped between the neck and soundhole, but it's held up well since then, strung with .010s.
- Ed
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