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Bridge Conversion – Left to Right
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Bridge Conversion – Left to Right
Happy Friday Everyone!
I have a friend that bought a worn out looking used guitar recently and has asked me to change it from a lefty to a righty.
As you can see from the one photo there is a bulge in the soundboard that they won’t want to invest to fix correctly before having the new right handed bridge installed.
He could buy a new or better used guitar but loves the worn out look of this one.
Does anyone have a recommended process for bending/shaping the new bridge to match the bulge of the soundboard?
This is the bridge I’ll be potentially buying for this modification:
https://www.solomusicgear.com/product/solo-pro-martin-style-acoustic-guitar-bridge/
Thanks in advance as always!
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I’ve encountered this situation enough times that it made it worth while to make heated bridge plate flatteners like the one pictured below. These are used in conjunction with an piece of 1″ x 2″ oak clamped across the top. I increase the clamp pressure slowly as the top heats up. I keep the temperature at about 180 deg F for four hours or so. In most cases the top is then close enough to flat that I don’t need to carve away at the bottom of the bridge to make it fit.
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Where can I buy this?
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What are the specs for the Arcol resistor, and what controller are you using? Thanks.
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I’ve had good results with the time honoured psa sandpaper stuck onto the bridge footprint, a scraper and patience 🙂….the bridge flattener looks great though…Steve
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Hi There,
I understand the sandpaper option so I can simply sand the new bridge back and forth over the area until it takes the required shape but I was wondering what you would do with the scrapers?
I have access to these from a local supplier.
https://www.solomusicgear.com/product-category/luthier-tools/scrapers/
Thanks in advance!
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