It’s definitely on the pricey side, but welcome to the rarefied world of boutique brand guitars. While I agree that getting a replacement bridge from Bourgeois guitars is theoretically ideal, you might want to run the idea past your repair tech first. He or she should be able to measure the existing bridge and see how closely it matches a standard replacement bridge from Stewart-MacDonald.
If the dimensions are the same, so long as the work is done cleanly, using a generic replacement bridge won’t hurt the guitar’s resale value any more than it’s already been dented by having to replace the bridge in the first place.
nobody’s going to get indignant about the replacement not coming from the factory, as long as it’s the correct size and style.
Hope that makes sense.
Wade Hampton Miller
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