Madeira Bridge and neck work.

[beecee]

The A20 which is the equivalent of the D40 save for laminate took a good tumble yesterday. It's my living room guitar as it's never seen a humidifier in its 45 + years. So I have a split and lifting bridge and a neck heel lifting. I intend to study how on YouTube University but just asking here.

Can I just shoot some Titebond into the crack and under the bridge and clamp?

How would one go about the neck heel...if at all?

Chris Cozad watch out!!!

 

[beecee]

Oh...and the cat is showing no remorse

 

[Guildedagain]

He didn't do it.

Titebond worked in should be fine, cleans up well, looks like very minimal damage, the cat would say it already like that but you hadn't noticed.

 

[davismanLV]

I guess it would depend on the type of glue used. Wood glue (Titebond and such) glues raw wood to raw wood. Doesn't work well on previously glued surfaces. Cyanoacrylate glue (Super glue/Crazy glue) would probably work but good luck ever trying to get it off later. Is the bridge lifting at all?

 

[beecee]

The bridge is lifting on the bass side. See the paper slipping under slightly.

I paid $29 for the guitar 5 years ago when I was on my Madeira hunt. Really a great sounding guitar. Surprisingly so. It spends all spring to Fall at camp.

I've seen other folks on this forum with heel lift and the consensus if I remember was leave it at this rate.

Thoughts?

I think the strings were medium and at least two years old.

So fill the bridge crack and clamp....then super glue under after the crack in the bridge dries?

 

[beecee]

He didn't do it.

the cat would say it already like that but you hadn't noticed.

The cat is lying....I overheard him and his brother.

 

[Guildedagain]

Ours did ask me nicely to stop playing the other day, and I obliged, keep the peace.

 

[Guildedagain]

The bridge is lifting on the bass side. See the paper slipping under slightly.

I paid $29 for the guitar 5 years ago when I was on my Madeira hunt. Really a great sounding guitar. Surprisingly so. It spends all spring to Fall at camp.

I've seen other folks on this forum with heel lift and the consensus if I remember was leave it at this rate.

Thoughts?

I think the strings were medium and at least two years old.

So fill the bridge crack and clamp....then super glue under after the crack in the bridge dries?

Bridge base end gap means nothing, many guitars have it, the adherence at the edge isn't always that great because the top is generally sprayed first.

Go nowhere near the guitar with CA glue.