Fluke bridge lifting

[Zig]

Aloha! I've had a fluke M-10 concert ukulele for five+ years, far and away my favorite instrument. I've recently noticed the bridge seems to be lifting from the soundboard (see pics). Have others experienced this? What are my options?

 

[Jim Hanks]

First step is to give a call or email to Magic Fluke and see what they suggest

 

[jer]

If you haven't already, detune the strings to take the pressure off the bridge as soon as possible...and do what Jim said. They're responsive.

 

[Zig]

Jim & Jer -

Thanks for the prompt responses. I've sent off an email to the company.

Looking even more closely, it's as though the one piece plastic saddle/bridge is lifting from a mounting base, which remains firmly attached to the soundboard.


Guess I'll see what MFC folk recommend. Thanks!

 

[EDW]

Yes, they are great people to deal with and are typically very responsive and helpful.

 

[mm stan]

Mine was more severe than yours but was lifting up too, also the top under the bridge was delaminating, I took off the bridge, clean off glue residue under bridge and soundboard used I xacto knife made a couple suits and I injected titebond wood glue in the slits into the limitations, wiped off excess on the top and put a block on the area and clamped it down, waited a couple days and reglued the bridge on.

 

[rustydusty]

I wouldn't recommend using wood glue on plastic. I would get cement for plastic models. Either way, there is a lot of tension on that two piece bridge and not a lot of gluing surface...