stixstudios Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I have an old 12 string guitar, and the bridge is starting to lift. Probably due to years of using heavy strings. The original flimsy bridge was replaced around 15yrs ago with a more solid one. The bridge itself looks fine, it needs to be removed and re-glued. Can anyone recommend a quality repairer in Melbourne? Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbuzzardstubble Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, stixstudios said: I have an old 12 string guitar, and the bridge is starting to lift. Probably due to years of using heavy strings. The original flimsy bridge was replaced around 15yrs ago with a more solid one. The bridge itself looks fine, it needs to be removed and re-glued. Can anyone recommend a quality repairer in Melbourne? Cheers. There's a guitar thread in the Chill Out section. I'm sure someone there can point you in the right direction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stixstudios Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 Cheers buzz, will do. btw. I was up there in Mildura just after Xmas. Man, it was so freakin' hot!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippi Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 @stixstudios what @mrbuzzardstubble said. 2 hours ago, stixstudios said: The bridge itself looks fine, it needs to be removed and re-glued. Bridges are often not secured correctly. The glue will not stick/bind onto the polished/lacquered surface of the soundboard and the forces at the bridge are staggering. Hence a top layer is typically gently removed at a precise location of the bridge - to expose the raw grain under the lacquer and allow the glue to bind the bridge to the sound board. Now why many people do not do this is there's no room for second chance/correction if an error in the fairly tricky measurement of the bridge placement is made. Hence proceed with caution. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stixstudios Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 (edited) Well, now that I think about it, the bridge was probably replaced more than 25yrs ago. That's what happens when you get old(er). In the attached image you can see the "humongous" bridge. It was "hand made". Apologies for the image which lacks detail of the bridge, a different context, and I couldn't be bothered with other photo's. The bridge is lifting up from the back (understandable). I did try to remove it with a hot knife - hide glue, I thought??? dunno, but I damaged the surface of the guitar trying it myself, hence the the question. Edited March 4, 2019 by stixstudios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoRu? Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Take it to Jim Cargill in Seaford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer sir sanders zingmore Posted March 4, 2019 Volunteer Share Posted March 4, 2019 The guys at Real Guitars in glen Iris are good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stixstudios Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 Glen Iris is closer to me. I guess no harm in taking it in for a quote for repairs. The guitar is 40yrs old. It need some help just like the operator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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