Hi all, this is my first post in the luthier's lounge so please be gentle with me
I've just completed my first stewmac soprano kit build and having spent hours getting everything right somehow managed to cockup the bridge mounting. I'm not sure what happened but essentially the bridge is not straight, it is angled slightly from bottom to top so the 'a' string is slightly longer than the 'g' string. I can only guess that there must have been an unnoticed slip when I was putting the screws in. I have used magic nails glue to secure it. So here's my questions:
1. It sounds alright so apart from the aesthetics of knowing it's out of kilter will this angled mounting cause me any problems?
2. If I decide to remount am I likely to make a mess trying to remove the bridge and re-mounting it? I'm wondering if, for example, the glue will tear at the face board. Also, I'm a little concerned about re-drilling the mounting holes as they are going to be so close to the originals.
Thanks in advance
Dodgi
I've just completed my first stewmac soprano kit build and having spent hours getting everything right somehow managed to cockup the bridge mounting. I'm not sure what happened but essentially the bridge is not straight, it is angled slightly from bottom to top so the 'a' string is slightly longer than the 'g' string. I can only guess that there must have been an unnoticed slip when I was putting the screws in. I have used magic nails glue to secure it. So here's my questions:
1. It sounds alright so apart from the aesthetics of knowing it's out of kilter will this angled mounting cause me any problems?
2. If I decide to remount am I likely to make a mess trying to remove the bridge and re-mounting it? I'm wondering if, for example, the glue will tear at the face board. Also, I'm a little concerned about re-drilling the mounting holes as they are going to be so close to the originals.
Thanks in advance
Dodgi