Forgot to say that I hammered in a few frets before I glued on the bridge. 

And beveled the edges.

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Then glued it on. Use two 4mm drill bits to locate it in place then clamp it on using the three wee cauls on top  and the bridge plate caul inside.

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Once the position of the bridge is marked out I drilled two 4mm holes through the soundboard where the holes for the E strings will go.

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Cheers @boo. I did wonder whether I’d ever get there. Still haven’t got round to my bandsman yet. This summer…   Read more»

Then started to carve it in to shape.

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Actually, here are the pictures of the saddle that I made before I set up the location.  First I squared up the bridge blank.

Then I put in the saddle slot.

Then I had to radius the…   Read more»

Next I set the bridge location.

To do this you measure your scale length plus 2mm to the inside of the front edge of the saddle slot at the high E position and your scale length plus 5mm…   Read more»

Next I checked the string action. I made two small guages to replicate the height that the strings will sit above the fretboard. One to sit at the nut position of 2mm thick and one to sit at the 12th…   Read more»

Then I put a 16″ radius on it. Same technique as the leveling beam but with a radius block.

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