Some repairs that come through my shop are for acoustic bridges who's edges were pulling off the soundboard. This is a simple mistake that could've been avoided simply by shaping the bottom of the bridge to match the arch of the guitar, no matter how slight.
Quick Cauls This technique's a classic! Styrofoam or Friendly Plastic are two materials that make great imprint patterns for creating protective cauls.
Neck Set Gauge i-5249 How to use this gauge for a neck reset, to calculate a new bridge thickness, and setting the neck for a newly built guitar.
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Quick Cauls This technique's a classic! Styrofoam or Friendly Plastic are two materials that make great imprint patterns for creating protective cauls.
Fitting an archtop bridge, easily and accurately
In this issue:
Did you ever try to fit a bridge to an archtop guitar or mandolin? (Or a violin?) This week Dan Erlewine shows how it’s done with sandpaper and a bridge-fitting jig.
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