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I took it to the shop today and they are going to lower the bridge. I would get the neck reset, but the cost of the job is about as much the replacement value of the guitar.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance MaxRumble https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/shave-bridge/#post-310830 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/shave-bridge/#post-310822 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:56:13 +0000
You can sand down the bridge with some sandpaper. Just make sure that it stays as flat and square as possible. Check your progress regularly with a good straight edge/square. Get a piece of wood that will sit square to a very flat surface that you set the sandpaper on and keep the saddle pressed up against the wood like a jig while you sand. If you shave off too much of the saddle you can always shim it back up with thin pieces of hardwood veneer.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance XylemBassGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/shave-bridge/#post-310822 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/shave-bridge/#post-33603 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:44:55 +0000
I just picked up a second hand guitar for a friend. It is meant for her to learn to play. It was an excellent deal. The action was brutal though, and when I got it home I adjusted the action. I have done this many times before, but this time I realized I could not get it as low as I would have liked. The guitar needs a neck reset. I paid 200 for it and I am not willing to part with the money to get a neck reset done. I am thinking of shaving about an 1/8 of an inch off the bridge. Do any of you have experience with this proceedure. I figure it is better than the alternative, which is basically junking it.

Advice anyone?]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance MaxRumble https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/shave-bridge/#post-33603