Avoiding Mistakes: How to Glue an Acoustic Guitar Bridge

This is how I glue an acoustic guitar bridge on with any glue. There are of course other good ways, but this is what works for me. I usually use hot hide glue (always on vintage instruments and my own custom builds), however I also use Titebond (redcap) or epoxy depending on the job. The reasons for using a particular glue depends on various things and is info for another video.

ALSO:
**Make sure the bottom of the bridge matches the radius of the top it is begin glued to. (I mentioned only in passing but it is worth saying again)

**Some people use an inner radiused caul on the inside over the bridge plate. I sometimes do but only on certain jobs.

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Products Used/Mentioned (in rough order of use)
Low Tack Tape- https://stewmac.sjv.io/EameYe

No. 11 scalpel blades (box of 100)- https://amzn.to/46OQerq

Hide Glue- 192 gram- https://amzn.to/46UarfO

Hide glue brush- https://amzn.to/3X8L6LE

Hide glue pot/warmer- https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/...

Cheap Masking tape for TABS- https://amzn.to/3WOUF10

Paint brushes for glue application, clean up, repairs (I use these for heaps of various jobs)- https://amzn.to/3X9oydG

Telfon Acoustic Bridge locating pins - https://stewmac.sjv.io/0ZrOO3

TJ Thompson Bridge gluing cauls- https://stewmac.sjv.io/21PYYD

Heat gun with digital thermometer- https://amzn.to/3M9YVTL

Minwax finishing wax- https://amzn.to/3YP1dPL

Bridge clamps- stewmac.sjv.io/6eXorV

Digital SILENT timer- https://amzn.to/3AqQ8u5



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⏰ Timecodes ⏰
0:00 Scalpel scoring around the bridge footprint.
0:22 Taping off the bridge pin holes on the inside.
0:31 Low tack tape template.
1:34 TABS!
3:11 Teflon pins.
5:48 Cauls
6:16- Heat gun
6:33 WAX!
6:55- Glue up.
9:01- Digital timer.
9:21 Clean up.


Any acoustic sound samples are improvised & don't use any audio effects to enhance tone.

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