joshnothing wrote:
Maybe I’m misunderstanding but from reading the original post I thought Mike was asking about how to finish the body with the bridge already glued on? That is, to glue the bridge and then mask it and spray (or whatever) with it already in situ.
Mike, I’ve never tried that myself. I would fear any kind of build up of a “filet” of finish between top and bridge that would make later bridge removal difficult.
Mike, I’ve never tried that myself. I would fear any kind of build up of a “filet” of finish between top and bridge that would make later bridge removal difficult.
Thanks Josh I did indeed misread this.
Mike I would not glue a bridge on pre finishing on a steel string it will degrade the serviceability of the instrument in the future. Bridges do lift and no one should have to have refinishing work done to a guitar for a simple bridge lift.
The very same reason why it was a poor practice for some of us to finish with the neck on requiring the finish to be cut through for a reset the same holds true on a pre-glued bridge.
The classical crowd can get away with finishing with the bridge on their string tension is much less than steel string and classical bridges do not as commonly lift unless it says at the top Cordoba which in Spanish means bridge reglue.
