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Guitar Repair #47 - Bridge Reglue /New Bone Saddle - 2005 Juan Hernández - Contrabass
Contrabass guitar. It is tuned an octave lower than standard classical (prime).
Carbon fiber rod reinforcement.
5 fan braces
The thick strings with much higher tension, usually
caused the bridge to lift. Common repair for contrabasses.
Much clean up needs done
...cleaned to the raw
Bridge is custom radiused to that of soundboard
Indexing with masking tape
The first time I glued a bridge was on my Paulownia guitar.
This is my first bridge re-glue repair commission.
Many many more to come.