Fastening a torn apart bridge

[Jens Erik]

Hello, fellow guitarists,

I am teaching music at a lower secondary school, and some unknown pupils have "granted" me a guitar, torn-apart from its bridge (picture).

I have been searching the web for information on how to fix such a problem, but I haven't found a case as extreme as this.

I've tried a variant of Epoxy, but it didn't resist the pressure of the strings, and I've thought about hide glue as an alternative, but I don't know if it will do it in such a rough case.

Does anybody have any advice? I will surely appreciate it =)

Jens Erik

 

[Oldschool59]

Hi Jens,

Welcome to TGP. I'm no luthier, but for problems like these, it is important to «prepare» both surfaces, by removing any adherent, glue, etc. Stewmac provide good tutorial here:


I also suggest you move this to the appropriate forum, the luthier section. Good luck!

 

[Jens Erik]

Thank you for the warm welcome and good advice! And yes; I should have postet this in the luthier section, but how do I do that? =)

Jens Erik

 

[Chris Pile]

Hide glue is a traditional luthiers glue going back to Antonio Stradivari and the rest of the guys in Cremona, Italy.
Epoxy will creep. Not recommended.

 

[Oldschool59]

Thank you for the warm welcome and good advice! And yes; I should have postet this in the luthier section, but how do I do that? =)

Jens Erik

No sweat, Jens, my pleasure. Chris Pile makes a very good point with respect to the glue. Epoxy is not recommended. A hide glue repair will simply not fail at the same spot again: it's that solid.

As to how to move your post to the appropriate forum, ask one of the mods for assistance, they will surely help.

Cheers.