If you have an acoustic guitar with a large crack, you will want to read the steps to repair this bridge, and restore your guitar to like new playing condition. We will explain the steps necessary in repairing the existing bridge, if it is not severely cracked or displaced. Also you may want to consider replacing the bridge with a new bridge that is patterned after the damaged one.

Learn how to complete this simple guitar repair task. If the bridge has just hairline cracking between the bridge pins, you can easily stop the cracking. If you don’t repair the cracks, you will be looking at more serious problems down the line. Also while you have your guitar on the bench, correct additional problems with the bridge.

The bridge ramp sanding jig has just one purpose in life. That is to sand the gentle curved ramps on the belly bridge, evenly and consistently. If you have ever tried to do these by hand, you will really appreciate this jig. To get the ramps on both sides of the bridge to look symetrical is not only a challenge, you will probably go through several bridge blanks before you get it right. This article will bring you through the step by step process of building the Ramp Sanding Jig for your shop. Plans are available in our Plan Shop.

Making The Acoustic Belly Bridge Source: Guitar Bridge Repairs Making The Acoustic Belly Bridge: While simple and elegant, the acoustic belly bridge has a lot of engineering built into it. It was designed so as to eliminate any need for mechanical attachment with supplemental screws, or bolts, despite that fact that some guitar makers still [...]

Guitar Bridge Repairs Source: Acoustic Guitar Belly Bridge Acoustic Guitar Belly Bridge: There will be times when you encounter a bridge that is so severely cracked, it is in need of replacement. Another reason to make a new Belly Bridge may be to replace a smaller footprint bridge that proves to have an inadequate gluing [...]

See Anything Wrong Here? Source: Guitar Bridge Repairs; Guitar Buzzes Removing Metal From the Bridge: As you may or may not know, this is one of my pet peeves in the guitar making world. Just let me make it clear that metal has no place anywhere within the Acoustic or Classical Guitar. The only exceptions [...]

How to Make a New Guitar Saddle Source: Guitar Bridge Repairs Tools and Materials Required: Bone Saddle Material Dremel Router Saddle Routing Jig Saddle Thickness Jig Sanding Surfaces How to Make a New Guitar Saddle: First things first. You want to make sure of the following: First: Make sure the saddle in at the correct [...]

Bridge Removal Source: Guitar Bridge Repairs Reasons for Bridge Removal: Removal of the guitar bridge is quite often necessary when the following conditions exist. Loose Bridge Cracked Bridge Mispositioned Bridge Poorly Made Bridge Bridge is Too Thin Guitar Top Needs Replacement Owner Desires Different Bridge and More…. Tools and Materials Required: Reworked Spatulas and Putty [...]

Guitar Bridge Repairs Source: Guitar Bridge Repairs Guitar Bridge Repair: Because the bridge of a guitar is such an important part of sound transmission, it is essential that all the things that can go wrong with the bridge component be addressed carefully. Therefore, we will devote an article to each repair condition that is associated [...]

Adjusting Saddle Height Source: Guitar Bridge Repairs Tools & Materials Required: Marking Knife Dremel Rotary Tool Sanding Surface Contact Cement Wood Veneer Shim Stock Hardwood Scrap Block 5/16″ Stainless Steel Bolts & Nuts Epoxy Glue Adjusting Saddle Height: The adjustment of the saddle is a relatively easy procedure, but you can make it so much [...]