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RobF -> RE: hijos de vicente tatay (Dec. 25 2025 19:12:30)
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ORIGINAL: mecmachin
and yes: compensation:
The original bridge location is too short, the bridge-12th-distance was smaller than 12-nut-distance originally. So I will have to move everybody somewhat back, and will probably use Estebanana's gesso hint to hide the misery in front.
Instead of filling with gesso, which honestly is going to look like sh*t if used in that area, why not consider putting down an opaque golpeador? It doesn't have to be white or black plastic, one made out of wood veneer would look really nice on this guitar.* You could use a standard thickness (0.5mm or 20 thou) maple veneer and then put a thin clear plastic pick guard material on top of that (not golpeador thickness, but the thinner stuff people put on steel stringed guitars which is about half that). There's a maker in Granada who does that and it looks pretty good.
As a matter of fact, Estebanana has done wooden golpeadors before (I haven't) so he could probably weigh in with some advice. I think the gesso was a good suggestion for the saw cut problem, but there's so much pulled out fibre in front of the bridge that I'd be concerned the gesso might stand out too much. Also, maybe double and triple check those measurements, as it seems strange that the bridge was that badly misplaced.
I've got to say, the guitar's looking really good, it looks like this has turned out to be a worthwhile project.
*Or fill with gesso just as a fill and levelling agent, then lay down the golpeador on top of that. If a plastic golpeador is chosen then it's best to polish the guitar before laying it down. Wood might be a different matter, but I'd rather hear how estebanana did it than weigh on that in either way.
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