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Guitar Repair #731 - Bridge Modification /Setup - Takamine ED4NC-NAT - Acoustic

Takamine ED4NC-NAT
Before
After- this only needed tightening of the screws.
Mounting screws x 2 loose repaired
Mounting screws x 2 loose repaired
Before
Saddle material needed to be removed to further lower the action.
Due to the integrated saddle design, I had to remove material from the top of saddle instead, making it more delicate.
Before
After- which means the top of the saddle had to be carved to be similar to the original,
and later, checked for compensation string by string
Before
After
Bridge modification starts...original bridge...
...bridge front shaved...
...bridge pin relief created for all strings...bridge sanded/finished
Modified bridge in action
Nice break angle down to the pins for good volume
Elixir 12-53 Phosphor bronze
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After
Before
After
Restored