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It doesn't glue on, it's just held in place by string pressure, same as any violin, cello or double bass bridge, and most archtop guitars with 'floating' bridges. Because there's no easy intonation adjustment, if you ever change string gauge or type or manufacturer, you'll probably have to move the bridge slightly to get the intonation back, so glueing this type of bridge on isn't a great idea.
If you find it moves it much, then you can either a) use a bit of double sided tape to help keep it in place or b) 'pin' it in place.
To pin it, you mark out the bridge position on the top (best to use masking tape to give the outline rather than draw on the finish), then tap a couple of panel pins in the top near each end of the bridge, then cut the tops off the panel pins with a couple of mm still poking out. Put the bridge back in position over the pins and press down lightly, to mark the pin positions, then drill out the bridge with a drill the same diameter as the panel pins (probably a 1mm drill) to a depth just greater than the remaining pin depth, then put the bridge over the pins and restring.
That's enough to stop it moving over the top (it won't stop it falling off if you take all the strings off), but you can redrill the underside of the bridge if necessary if you do change the string gauge/type. But its really not worth pinning unless you've settled on your string choice. And you'll probably not find the bridge moves that much in the first place unless you are a very physical player.
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