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Kudos, Hesh, for such a clean removal job! That must have been a little gut wrenching to see the bridge lift and realize that something had to be done. Bravo.

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Looks good Hesh, can you start Monday in my shop?
Best, Evan

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Great tut Hesh, thanks for taking the time and making the effort to share.

Cheers

Kim

Agreed Hesh...your tutorials are excellent, and greatly appreciated.

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the only comments i might make are first, that it is usually better to approach the loosening from all sides. it prevents the pallette knife from chipping out the finish on the side of the bridge opposite your entry. i like to use multiple knives to do the job, working them alternately.

and if there is runout in the top, one side of the top may need to be loosened in one direction(with the grain) whilst the otherside will require the other direction, again to stay with the grain. this reduces the possibility of the knife digging into the endgrain as it runs out of the top.

and as usual hesh, your work is very clean and precise.

Thanks for taking the time to post your tutorials, Hesh.

You are a man to be admired for such selflessness.

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Hesh that is a great tutorial, one which should go into the jigs, tools and techniques section.

Well done, this can be a very daunting task the first time out (heck even the 10th time out I bet) and you pulled it off (pun intended) great.

I'd take Evan up on his offer

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Hesh, as usual, suberp tutorial!

I'm glad to see that everything turned out great! That's a very cool clamping mechanism for bridges! hmmm, my TAS is tingling!!!

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Nice job, Hesh. Was that Titebond?

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Sweet post Hesh.
I wonder if the bridge came away failrly nicely because the clamping pressure was not ideal in the 1st place?

I think i will invest in some propper clamps before i do my first bridge :)

Also really nice peghead inlay Hesh. Maybe you could pm me some pointers on how you do this?

Barry

Hesh.... you da man!
Nice tutorial....

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great work hesh. Very well done.

Hesh, very nice tutorial - thanks.  Did you have any problem marring the finish from the knife?  I removed the first bridge after gluing it onto my just finished guitar - just didn't like it.  I put low-tack tape all around so to not scar the finish, which worked pretty well.  My heating approach was very similar to yours - I had some 1" aluminum plate laying around and shaped one side to conform the profile of the bridge, then heated it on a hot plate.  Used a wood stove thermometer to control the temp.

Doug

    Thanks Hesh! Your tutorials are always so clear! I really appreciate the effort and accuracy! Sorry to hear about the bridge but it worked out well for us who have never seen that before! A big thanks Bud!

[quote=Rod True]and you pulled it off (pun intended)[/quote]
Oh Man! To bad you didn't pull that one off Rod!   

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Yes, another great tutorial!

The photos are fantastic! They show very clearly what you are talking about!

Keep them tutorials coming! We all benefit from these kind of posts!

Robert

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Thanks, Hesh, for the great tutorial.
Nice repair, and a nice looking guitar too

Cheers,
Claire

First time?????????? Hesh you sure made it look easy, thanks