MIMF

If I pieced in a bit in front and behind would that do anything? I know it would be joints, but I like that better than scraping out the plate.

The top is 1/8” thick

I think it is a bit narrow, guitar has a big moustache bridge. But I got jumpy and glued it in before I saw this. It’s in, I hope it won’t be an issue, what could happen with a narrow plate? The top on this guitar is actually pretty thick. I’ll measure it later and see if you guys think it will fail...

The pen is the line of the strings. Thickness is .090”. Removed tip to 1/4” past bridge. Bracing look ok?

Got it. I’m on it

Latest. Glue down the bridge plate and then the back? Or is there more to do here?
Here’s a picture of the plate for thickness reference. It is 1/8” pauduk

Thank you!!!

And these guys…

Shaped a bit. 1/4” wide, except for the joint. There it is a bit wider and left flat on top

Ok, how’s this?
My x-braces are 7/16 wide and 7/16 tall, I shaped. The tone bars and fingers are 1/4x1/4, shaped.

These haven’t been shaped yet, just wondering about height, width, and placement

Removed bad bracing. Left two that can be trimmed and still work. New bracing being fitted. Will not glue untill I get a yea or a nay from you guys.

I’ve ripped the soundboard. It’s fixable. But DAMMIT! I hate that I’ve gone this far in the wrong direction

That’s why I’m here, I’m here to learn! I’m gluing the side lams back together now, then I’ll finish removing the braces. I don’t think they will be re-usable, so it may be a while before i can get some delivered. Meantime, I’ll clean up the old glue and fix anything that needs it. When brace materi...

Here’s how it’s going so far. This is a picture of the bracing that I had put in and some more so you can see how big they are. The side laminate has delaminated a bit in an area. I have to glue that back together before I do anything else I think.

SINCE I’m this deep into it, maybe I should replace the plywood sides with solid maple sides I have. Any thoughts on this? I’ll be looking for advice on size/shape of bracing for the top soon

Should I pull all the bracing and start over?

The bridge plate is about 2 1/2”x7”. And it’s in pieces, as the main x braces run through the area. Can’t really see much in the picture because of my excellent gluing technique

I used quarter sawn spruce. I could pull the back again and put on the solid one I was going to use. Ok, so it’s over braced, I wasn’t sure if it was that or the Pauduk bridge plate.

Anybody have any suggestions? I’m open to anything that will help this old beauty!