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| Well maybe its always been like that and I just haven't noticed.
I have an acoustic that I have had for a few weeks now and I have just noticed that there is a slight gap between the face of the guitar and the bridge as though the strings are actually lifting the bridge away from the guitar. Is this serious? is it common? is it repairable? is it just one of those things?
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| Yes it's serious. It seems the tension of the strings is pulling the bridge off the soundboard. Can you give some more details about the instrument?
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| It's a tanglewood acoustic (TW28 CSN evolution) that I bought about three weeks ago. Now I'm only learning at the moment so when I got this thing I didn't even know I should be looking at such things and it's only in the last couple of evenings that I noticed a gap between the bridge and soundboard on the side away from me so it wasn't obvious when I was practicing.
As with all such things the moment it's noticed it looks to be a huge gap although realistically it's probably not that large.
Now as it is apart from that I'm perfectly happy with the guitar. As I said I'm only learning so it meets my needs for now but I don't want to persist with something where the flaws might not be due to me (which lets be honest is where most of them are at the moment) |
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| That sounds fairly serious to me. First thing i would check is that the strings were not overtightend and tuned much higher than the should be, However as you have just recieved the guitar IMO it is more likely to be a manufacturing fault. If it is lifting now, over time the chances are it will get worse and as it gets worse the guitar will become unplayable. (and severly damaged). These things can be fixed by guitar technicians (cant remember the posh name) but if its something that may have been there when you brought the instrument i would contact whoever you brought it from.
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| OK I guess it'll be back to the shop with this one then for a replacement. Happy as I am with the guitar as it's still that new I'll aim for a replacement rather than repair.
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| | This happened to a friend's Tanglewood when he increased the gauge of his strings quite dramatically. The bridge transmits the vibrations from strings to the sound board so a good solid connection is essential. Perversely enough if you ask to have it fixed by an experienced luthier then the join will probably be better than it would be on a new model because he/she will remove the bridge, specifically sand and clean the area and then use proper wood glues to secure the bridge. But given the expense of the above I guess the shop will replace it.
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| The Man in the Jar (02/04/2008)
This happened to a friend's Tanglewood when he increased the gauge of his strings quite dramatically.
Can't be blamed on those grounds. This still has the strings it came with.
You never know perhaps he won't have a replacement and I'll folow your suggestion of a Takamine after all - what's imuso's delivery time like?  |
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| If it's marked in stock then you can have it next day!
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| And make sure you push for a replacement. Dont just let them glue it a bit. Insist on a new one.
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