My son has been gifted a damaged acoustic guitar and is looking to repair and service it to work on his skills. Were wondering what suggestions people have for how to tackle the issue in the photo.
My son has been gifted a damaged acoustic guitar and is looking to repair and service it to work on his skills. Were wondering what suggestions people have for how to tackle the issue in the photo.
Ouch, that hurts.
It looks like someone has tried to reglue the bridge!
Maybe try something similar to how you mend a hole in plasterboard!!
Straight up, and (disclaimer) I have never done this - I think I would remove the bridge completely using a chisel. Clean up the body with a chisel. Clean the bottom of bridge. Remove the damaged section of top (which is smaller than the size of the bridge). Add/glue a solid piece of wood/ply (bigger than the "hole") under the damaged section and well under the strong undamaged section. Add/glue a ply piece to fill in the damaged "hole". Sand the new top flat. Reglue the bridge.
Sounds easy
Good luck. I will think some more on this as well. I would also look online for other suggestions.
Definitely proceed with caution!
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