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orsonw -> Tie block replacement (Jun. 20 2013 17:32:21)
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I bought a guitar that had been previously converted to 12 holes by an amateur, resulting in uneven spacing of the strings. This had been remedied by using a saddle with notches to space the strings correctly and worked ok.
However because the holes were too close to the bone inlay, overtime the holes wore and the bone started to cut and break strings.
On his suggestion, I had a luthier remove and replace just the tie block section of the bridge (he even replaced the original tieblock inlay). The guitar sounds and responds much better now and of course the spacing is perfect and to my preference.
The luthier was Pablo Requena based in the UK.
www.spanishguitar.org.uk
He did an amazing job, his wood working skills are very good. He has also done a great refret on another guitar, I highly recommend him.
With Pablo's permission, here are some photographs of his work.
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