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Old 03-28-2015, 04:53 PM
littlesmith littlesmith is offline
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Originally Posted by MBE View Post
While I am not a luthier, I believe that you want to keep the soundboard unfinished so that the bridge (+/- fretboard) can be glued to it cleanly.

There was a notorious phase in Guild's history when they were gluing bridges to finished soundboards. The result was that most of those bridges came unglued within a few short years.
Hi!

That is correct, you should remove the varnish for the bridge.

Some guitar companys use a router to get the finish off. I have even seen a youtube video of a japanese company where they use a chisl to get the varnish off. In my opion, Japanese chisels are the best, they are using the knowledge of their past in sword making in tools, like folding layers of steel and quenching the edge.

Isn`t that amazing?!

I`m gonna put the bridge on with 2500psi epoxy glue. I am now thinking if i should make an ebony bridge or a carbon fiber bridge.
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