Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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bridge removal
Lifting bridge :: 2003 Taylor 214
Using a Martin Guitars-inspired bridge removal tool from Stewart-MacDonald to pop off this failing bridge. Before I refit the bridge, two top cracks will be addressed that run the full length from the outer bridge pin holes to the tail.
Cooking off a lifting bridge :: 2001 Taylor 310
Using a combination of an infrared heat lamp, a foil-wrapped cardboard shield and a palette knife to correct a failing bridge glue joint.
Bridge Fit & Re-glue :: 1969 Guild Mark III
Finally getting back to the late 60's Guild classical in for a neck reset and a lifting bridge. This bridge removal was slightly more involved than usual as western red cedar tops tend to be brittle and can be more difficult when removing bridges (vs spruce). A small finish touch up was required before fitting and re-gluing. Next up is resetting and gluing up the neck.
Note: I picked up a jar of "InstaMorph" moldable plastic pellets and have found it extremely useful. Here it makes perfect clamping cauls for the radiused bridge wings.
Lifting bridge :: Bedell TB-30-G [5.0 lbs]
The bridge was peeling away from the top, so it was removed, refit and re-glued with hot hide glue. A small back crack running from the neck block to the first brace was also repaired.
Bridge re-glue :: Bedell TB-28-G
This bridge was lifting so it was removed, refit and re-glued. Before re-gluing, the area around the bridge was wet sanded and buffed to remove some super glue remnants from a previous repair attempt. Next up will be finishing up a back crack repair (coming off the corner of the neck block) and it should be ready to head back out.
![Lifting bridge :: Bedell TB-30-G [5.0 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1430978467363-C6A6LSVM2CTI3F6MVGDU/image-asset.jpeg)
