I'm wondering if it could have something to do with the surface area of the gluing surface? As mentioned in a previous comment and shown in the pictures, the guitar came from the factory with some finish reaching under the perimeter of the bridge (up to 3/16" in some spots). Because I stripped that finish away and re-glued, the gluing surface now extends to the edges of the perimeter of the bridges footprint (rather than being up to 3/16" inside of the footprint as it came from the factory). That would affect the leverage that the bridge has over the top, and henceforth could affect how the vibrational forces are transferred to the top. Am I wrong?
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