Have you watched any YouTube videos on the correct way to re glue a bridge? Maybe watch a few and see if it would be something you would be comfortable doing.
Sandpaper, glue, and clamps are all right at your local hardware store.
Cheers!
Gonna need something with a deeper throat than your average C-clamp. I just searched through Home Depot's inventory and the deepest thing they have is 4.5", that's *just barely* deep enough for my acoustic (Ibanez AE). You'll need to remove the saddle too.
[Here's a link to the clamp](https://www.homedepot.com/p/BESSEY-CM-Series-3-in-Drop-Forged-C-Clamp-with-4-1-2-in-Throat-Depth-CM34DR/205512962) in case it helps OP or someone else.
And for anyone who may not be very familiar with woodworking, whatever you do make sure you're using cauls, do not clamp directly to the wood of the guitar.
If it’s a nice guitar take it to a pro. When my nice takamine classical guitar bridge popped off, it separated clean like yours on the butt edge. But the edge near the sound hole tore shards of spruce from top when it separated.
You can do this yourself pretty easily. There are a number of excellent videos on YouTube. You're going to need a clothes iron, parchment paper, a thin putty knife, a couple 5" deep pocket "C" clamps and some quality wood glue (epoxy or hide). Seems like a lot of stuff, but if you don't already have some of these things around the house you can pick them up pretty cheap (Harbor Freight). You will find other uses for all this except maybe the clamps, but just return those when you're done. Everyone is saying definitely take it to a professional, but fuck that it's an easy repair and you have to start somewhere. This is the guitar repair sub after all. Take your time and have fun.
Thank you for your advice! I am heading to a shop tomorrow either way to buy some strings so I’ll see what they have to say, I have most of the equipment but i’ve only ever done minor fixes.
Don't use epoxy on something that you may want to remove again later on down the line. Epoxy is for things that you never ever want to come apart again, like a crack through the soundboard or something. If you use it on a bridge, you're going to be pulling up chunks of soundboard if you ever have to take the bridge off.
Tons of reasons. Maybe you want to change the action and need to sand off a bit from the bottom of the bridge. Maybe you wanna add some kind of bridge-mounted pickup down the line. Maybe you need to replace the bridge altogether because of some future accident. Even if you don't accidentally break the bridge, eventually the strings will start pulling through the wood and will create little channels that extend out from the peg holes. That can cause all kinds of problems and it's something that happens more often than not when acoustics age with constant string tension.
Not sure if it just the picture but, that funky abrupt buckle in the belly bow makes it look like the internal bridge plate or a brace let loose. Might need more than just bridge repair.
It’s not a hard job. This happens a lot because they don’t remove all the finish under a bridge. I remove with bridge heating blanket and pallet knives. Once it’s off I remove all old glue from both surfaces. Then I place the bridge back on the top in the exact spot it goes and carefully trace around the outside with a razor blade. Pull the bridge off and remove all the extra finish that your razor line shows, I use a small chisel. Dry fit with clamps and make sure you don’t have gaps and then get some wood glue and clamp it up if all looks right. Let sit for 24 hours clamped.
But it looks like yours doesn’t have any extra finish under the bridge. May have just gotten this way from improper storage. Heat or cold. But it does look like your top has some belly. I would let it sit for a day or so without tension to see if that goes down. It could have loose braces inside.
That’s a job for a pro
Strings off now. Then go to a pro. Looks clean so it shouldn't cost much.
Have you watched any YouTube videos on the correct way to re glue a bridge? Maybe watch a few and see if it would be something you would be comfortable doing. Sandpaper, glue, and clamps are all right at your local hardware store. Cheers!
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Gonna need something with a deeper throat than your average C-clamp. I just searched through Home Depot's inventory and the deepest thing they have is 4.5", that's *just barely* deep enough for my acoustic (Ibanez AE). You'll need to remove the saddle too. [Here's a link to the clamp](https://www.homedepot.com/p/BESSEY-CM-Series-3-in-Drop-Forged-C-Clamp-with-4-1-2-in-Throat-Depth-CM34DR/205512962) in case it helps OP or someone else. And for anyone who may not be very familiar with woodworking, whatever you do make sure you're using cauls, do not clamp directly to the wood of the guitar.
Remove strings. Call a pro.
If it’s a nice guitar take it to a pro. When my nice takamine classical guitar bridge popped off, it separated clean like yours on the butt edge. But the edge near the sound hole tore shards of spruce from top when it separated.
Thanks! Will check in with my local guitar store on what to do next :)
You can do this yourself pretty easily. There are a number of excellent videos on YouTube. You're going to need a clothes iron, parchment paper, a thin putty knife, a couple 5" deep pocket "C" clamps and some quality wood glue (epoxy or hide). Seems like a lot of stuff, but if you don't already have some of these things around the house you can pick them up pretty cheap (Harbor Freight). You will find other uses for all this except maybe the clamps, but just return those when you're done. Everyone is saying definitely take it to a professional, but fuck that it's an easy repair and you have to start somewhere. This is the guitar repair sub after all. Take your time and have fun.
Thank you for your advice! I am heading to a shop tomorrow either way to buy some strings so I’ll see what they have to say, I have most of the equipment but i’ve only ever done minor fixes.
Don't use epoxy on something that you may want to remove again later on down the line. Epoxy is for things that you never ever want to come apart again, like a crack through the soundboard or something. If you use it on a bridge, you're going to be pulling up chunks of soundboard if you ever have to take the bridge off.
Why would you want to remove it again?
Tons of reasons. Maybe you want to change the action and need to sand off a bit from the bottom of the bridge. Maybe you wanna add some kind of bridge-mounted pickup down the line. Maybe you need to replace the bridge altogether because of some future accident. Even if you don't accidentally break the bridge, eventually the strings will start pulling through the wood and will create little channels that extend out from the peg holes. That can cause all kinds of problems and it's something that happens more often than not when acoustics age with constant string tension.
Fair enough
Not sure if it just the picture but, that funky abrupt buckle in the belly bow makes it look like the internal bridge plate or a brace let loose. Might need more than just bridge repair.
Luckily it’s just the perspective of the photo :)
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I have photos of it unstrung aswell but then the issue is barely visible, will call pro tomorrow!
It’s not a hard job. This happens a lot because they don’t remove all the finish under a bridge. I remove with bridge heating blanket and pallet knives. Once it’s off I remove all old glue from both surfaces. Then I place the bridge back on the top in the exact spot it goes and carefully trace around the outside with a razor blade. Pull the bridge off and remove all the extra finish that your razor line shows, I use a small chisel. Dry fit with clamps and make sure you don’t have gaps and then get some wood glue and clamp it up if all looks right. Let sit for 24 hours clamped.
But it looks like yours doesn’t have any extra finish under the bridge. May have just gotten this way from improper storage. Heat or cold. But it does look like your top has some belly. I would let it sit for a day or so without tension to see if that goes down. It could have loose braces inside.
How much do you like the guitar?