Robert Anderson - Luthier
Fine Hand-built Acoustic Guitars, Violins and Bows
Restoring Grampa's Guitar
Bridge Clamping
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Yesterday, I scraped the finish off the bridge location, prepared the bridge for clamping and glued it on. I have to admit I used Titebond ;( instead of hide glue....yes, yes, I know hide glue would be more authentic, BUT the glueing area was damaged so badly from a previous bridge removal (not mine) that I went for the gap filling capabilities of Titebond.
Here's how it turned out:
And a picture of the whole top: