He did what I did on a cheap Hondo guitar.... sand the bridge bottom and the top of the guitar both very flat and used 2 1/2" machine screws and 2 wing nuts to hold the bridge flat on the guitar top as the Titebond glue cures for 24 hours... All done and cost nearly nothing and worked fine.
That my friend is ingenious using the bolts and wing nuts! Not everyone has deep throat clamps or special bridge clamps. I do have a bridge clamp but this advice will definitely help others. Great Thinking!
Does the sanding board have the same radius as the guitar top? I might recommend sanding the bottom of the bridge using sandpaper on the guitar top at the location of the bridge. This should help keep the radius of curvature of the bottom of the bridge to match that of the guitar top.
Thanks for checking out the video! This is more of a conceptual video…in this case, a 15 ft radius is more appropriate for a back. So you could use it to sand the braces, use it part of a go-bar and so on. I absolutely agree that once you get the the point of fitting parts to a specific guitar, then you can just use the guitar to customize the bridge based on that specific radius
I think it’s possible, but probably not ideal. If the soundboard is completely flat and the bridge completely flat, then I suppose it could work. But I’d rather be able to put some clamping force in a couple of places to bend it to conform
He did what I did on a cheap Hondo guitar.... sand the bridge bottom and the top of the guitar both very flat and used 2 1/2" machine screws and 2 wing nuts to hold the bridge flat on the guitar top as the Titebond glue cures for 24 hours... All done and cost nearly nothing and worked fine.
That my friend is ingenious using the bolts and wing nuts! Not everyone has deep throat clamps or special bridge clamps. I do have a bridge clamp but this advice will definitely help others. Great Thinking!
Nothin like a quick n easy fix to be able to rehome an instrument for someone in need. Well done.
Thanks. It will be headed off to the local middle school for the next generation of guitar players to learn on
Does the sanding board have the same radius as the guitar top? I might recommend sanding the bottom of the bridge using sandpaper on the guitar top at the location of the bridge. This should help keep the radius of curvature of the bottom of the bridge to match that of the guitar top.
Thanks for checking out the video!
This is more of a conceptual video…in this case, a 15 ft radius is more appropriate for a back. So you could use it to sand the braces, use it part of a go-bar and so on.
I absolutely agree that once you get the the point of fitting parts to a specific guitar, then you can just use the guitar to customize the bridge based on that specific radius
😍 good stuff
Hello, is it possible to glue it without a clamp? I put around 3kg of weight above it
I think it’s possible, but probably not ideal. If the soundboard is completely flat and the bridge completely flat, then I suppose it could work. But I’d rather be able to put some clamping force in a couple of places to bend it to conform
@@zwitchguitars thanks!