Boneman
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so I went for a string change on my JF30-12 and noticed a peculiar issue.
The top seems sunken in a bit between the bridge and the soundhole. Weirdly it’s just in front of the bridge, behind the bridge the top is opposite, has a nice arch.
I ran a straightedge across the frets to the saddle and it hits just above the top of the bridge, so maybe the sunkeness did curl the front edge of bridge in towards the soundhole?. Though looks like the bridge is flush across the top in front and back, might be starting to lift on the back, hard to see for sure. kinda looks like glue fibers stretched a bit on the bass side.
The top behind the bridge is opposite, arched as one would expect, but in taking the photo, the photo showed what looks like a crack in the finish there at the center seam, not really visible to naked eye, but if I scratch across with my nail I feel it, so suppose’n got to keep an eye on that.
Next I decided to look underneath with an inspection mirror and noticed what looks like the brace maybe starting to come unglued:
Question is how would you fix that? Or is it nothing to worry about? A squirt of glue and clamp it, or get it to a luthier?
Anyone know a good luthier in So Cal? I mean I don’t want to trust it with anyone, and not opposed to even maybe a shipment out to Mr. Fixit.
Thanks in advance for any useful advice.
The top seems sunken in a bit between the bridge and the soundhole. Weirdly it’s just in front of the bridge, behind the bridge the top is opposite, has a nice arch.
I ran a straightedge across the frets to the saddle and it hits just above the top of the bridge, so maybe the sunkeness did curl the front edge of bridge in towards the soundhole?. Though looks like the bridge is flush across the top in front and back, might be starting to lift on the back, hard to see for sure. kinda looks like glue fibers stretched a bit on the bass side.
The top behind the bridge is opposite, arched as one would expect, but in taking the photo, the photo showed what looks like a crack in the finish there at the center seam, not really visible to naked eye, but if I scratch across with my nail I feel it, so suppose’n got to keep an eye on that.
Next I decided to look underneath with an inspection mirror and noticed what looks like the brace maybe starting to come unglued:
Question is how would you fix that? Or is it nothing to worry about? A squirt of glue and clamp it, or get it to a luthier?
Anyone know a good luthier in So Cal? I mean I don’t want to trust it with anyone, and not opposed to even maybe a shipment out to Mr. Fixit.
Thanks in advance for any useful advice.