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I think it is best to flatten the bottom of the bridge to match the top. You don't want to thin the ends of the bridge wings too much, but IMO most factory bridges are thicker in the wings than they need to be. I would say don't take off more than 1/32" at the ends of the wings. It's actually surprising that the bridge is concave on bottom--I'd check with Bourgeois to make sure that is intended. You may not be the original owner, but I think you will find that Dana or someone else at Bourgeois will be glad to look at your photos and talk with you, and that you should try that before going further. I'll repeat that they know the history of their guitars.
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Howard, if the top is built with an intentional arch, it might well be supposed by many that the optimum procedure would be to match the profile of the underside of the bridge to the curvature of the top prior to gluing the bridge on, rather than forcing the arch of the top to conform to a flat bridge underside.
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