Flat or curved bridge bottom?

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Jeremydawg
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Re: Flat or curved bridge bottom?

Post by Jeremydawg » Thu Jul 30, 2026 9:55 am

I’ve been sanding the radius on the bottom of the bridges
But I’m an amateur at this
(Working on guitar #3)

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Re: Flat or curved bridge bottom?

Post by Herman » Fri Jul 31, 2026 2:24 am

Hey Jeremy,
Although some consider this an unnecessary effort, as long your bridge fits the top nicely, you're doing fine.
Herman

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Re: Flat or curved bridge bottom?

Post by peter havriluk » Fri Jul 31, 2026 10:20 am

Herman wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2026 2:24 am Hey Jeremy,
Although some consider this an unnecessary effort, as long your bridge fits the top nicely, you're doing fine.
Herman
I dunno how a flat bridge can fit a domed top 'nicely', and I'm back to not copying a skip-any-step-you-can factory process when there's more careful ways to do the job. No factories in this discussion.
Peter Havriluk

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Re: Flat or curved bridge bottom?

Post by Herman » Fri Jul 31, 2026 10:34 am

We're on the same page

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Re: Flat or curved bridge bottom

Post by Jeremydawg » Fri Aug 14, 2026 10:48 am

Hey guys
I’m just wondering what glus you use.
I’ve used tight bond original on my first build
And on my last build I used stem Mac fish glue(they recommend that for the Torrified Sitka top) both were successful (so far)I feel like time is the ultimate judge of some of these things
Jeremy

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Re: Flat or curved bridge bottom?

Post by Jeremydawg » Fri Aug 14, 2026 10:49 am

Typo I meant glues
Jeremy

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Re: Flat or curved bridge bottom?

Post by John Parchem » Fri Aug 14, 2026 3:37 pm

Both are good glues. Leave the fish glue clamped overnight. The titebond can be clamed for a shorter time but still needs a day to fully cure. Fish glue is both messy and easy to clean up with a damp rag. Torrified wood is slow to absorb moisture, titebond can dry before it bonds. Fish glue has more time. I used titebond with a torrified top but wiped it with a damp rag first. I had no issues.

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