I would use the new bridge.
As to refinishing the top, that's a tough one. It would probably look better, but all the new lacquer will take a long time to break in. The real question is what's more important, the smoother look of a newly lacquered top, or the sound of a top that's already broken in.
gilded
As to refinishing the top, that's a tough one. It would probably look better, but all the new lacquer will take a long time to break in. The real question is what's more important, the smoother look of a newly lacquered top, or the sound of a top that's already broken in.
gilded