Rob Reilly
Junior Member
A month ago I was playing my 1973 Westerly F212XL in church, and during the last song I felt it pop and then it was all out of tune. I had noticed it was hard to tune earlier that morning.
Looking it over I found there was a gap at the back of the bridge maybe 1/16" wide.
I got the bridge off ok with a thin putty knife and a small heating iron normally used on model airplanes.
There is a shallow unfinished area of the top for the bridge to sit down in.
There are also two tiny alignment holes in the top and the bridge, about the size of the wire used in heavy paper clips.
I presume this was done by Westerly.
I have Titebond Genuine Hide Glue.
I have a deep throat clamp and some wood blocks, one to go inside between the X braces with plastic wrap to keep glue off it, and one with adjustment screws and pads to hold the bridge.
The question for today is this: how to keep glue from getting in the 12 pin holes?
I'm thinking of putting plastic straws in the holes.
Any more tips before I glue the bridge down?
Looking it over I found there was a gap at the back of the bridge maybe 1/16" wide.
I got the bridge off ok with a thin putty knife and a small heating iron normally used on model airplanes.
There is a shallow unfinished area of the top for the bridge to sit down in.
There are also two tiny alignment holes in the top and the bridge, about the size of the wire used in heavy paper clips.
I presume this was done by Westerly.
I have Titebond Genuine Hide Glue.
I have a deep throat clamp and some wood blocks, one to go inside between the X braces with plastic wrap to keep glue off it, and one with adjustment screws and pads to hold the bridge.
The question for today is this: how to keep glue from getting in the 12 pin holes?
I'm thinking of putting plastic straws in the holes.
Any more tips before I glue the bridge down?