1967 Sadao Yairi
The owner had a new bridge (right) custom made, but wanted the tieblock mosaic to be transferred to the new bridge
Tieblock mosaic removed from old bridge
More intricate removal of material to salvage the thin piece
Side material removal
Othe side (bone) removal
New bridge prepped to receive the mosaic
Tieblock mosaic transferred to the new bridge, clamp glued
More level sanding
Complete
Bridge removed. Wood fibers stucked to bridge causing nicks and dinks on the soundboard that needed to be filled and smoothened
Glue residue being chiseled away
After. The new flat-bottomed bridge was drastically radiused to fit that of the soundboard
Bridge being glued
D’addario EJ43
Saddle was fitted, roughly lowered, checking for further lowering
Saddle being shortened further
Compensation filing for proper intonation for all strings
Saddle sanded, shaped at the ends, fine sanded, polished
Before
After
Before
After
Before
After
12-hole tieblock.
I double or triple looped the first four strings to avoid slippage
Restored