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Mark has glued the Ebony bridge to the Italian Spruce top (see the photo below). He scapes the nitrocellulose lacquer off the top were the bridge is glued to the top with an perimeter inset of about 1/32”. Mark measures the lacquer thickness after scraping (The lacquer on my Bristlecone measured about .003”.) and he in turn scrapes a corresponding small step along the perimeter of the underside of the bridge so that it sits tight on the sound board. His belly bridge weighed 26 grams.