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Week 28 – Bridge and masking

Posted on October 21, 2015November 11, 2015 by Iain 'Cutty' Carlin
  • Located bridge on body by measuring 645.2mm down from bottom of nu to bottom E string crossover point
  • Centred by laying straight edge down side of fretboard and measuring distance across to holes of both E strings. Once distance is the same, bridge is centred.
  • Make square with neck by using fret ruler laid centrally on neck to flat edge of bridge with end of ruler
  • Put masking tape in approximate position across bridge location
  • Clamped in place with bridge clamps through sound hole then drilled through E string pin holes with 2 drill bits to locate
  • Carefully score around bridge location with knife and remove around bridge
  • Masked up sound hole by gradually building up tape from the outer edges of sound hole till small hole left in centre.
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