Kevin’s Eastman Bridge Replacement

Recently Kevin brought his Eastman over for a bridge repair. Here are a few pics of the process.

Kevin's Eastman

Ouch! Cracked bridge.

Kevin's Bridge

Oh yeah... really cracked.

Kevin's Bridge Repair

Fitting the bridge to the manolin top.

Kevin's Bridge Repair

You can see that the feet are fully engaged.

Kevin's Bridge Repair

Looking good.

Kevin's Bridge Repair

Saddle Setup

Kevin’s fretboard is radiused, so the saddle got a radius sanded into it as well. Here the string spacing is cut based on Kevin’s preference. Thanks to Gary for tracing his string spacing.

Kevin's Bridge Repair

String spacing cut in the saddle vise.

Kevin's Bridge Repair

Placing the bridge and setting intonation.

Kevin's Bridge Repair

Checking the string spacing one more time.

Kevin's Bridge Repair

Ready to go pick!

 

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