ccbryan Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 I have three reference sources for flattop construction and of course they have three different procedures for attaching the bridge: 1) Glue it on before finishing, 2) mask the bridge area with tape during finishing, and 3) finish the whole guitar and scrape away the finish under the bridge. I'm weighing the options... what are your thoughts? Options 2 and 3 obviously involve finishing the bridge separately from the guitar. I'll be spraying lacquer... how would you think that would influence the decision? Thanks for your feedback... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 (edited) Option 2 is the usual method. Using a template of the bridge shape, mask an area about 2mm smaller (ie. all around the perimeter) than the bridge. This ensures that the finish looks continuous around the bridge when its glued down. Most acoustic bridge materials are rosewood, ebony etc. and don't require any finishing. Edited April 30, 2006 by Southpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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