Cort AF510EOP | Part Three

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Modifications and Repairs

Bro Eddy brought his Cort AF510EOP in recently for soundhole repairs, bridge ramping, saddle lowering; and fretwork. It appears that rats had somehow gotten into the guitar and chewed up the edges of the soundhole pretty badly. After sanding down the ragged edges of the soundhole, the exposed surfaces were sealed with super glue. After the super glue had dried, the sealed surfaces were gently smoothened with 3M Flexible Polishing Papers. 

Now, with regard to lowering the string action, it involved modifying both the Merbau bridge and synthetic bone saddle. The saddle height was carefully reduced in stages from 7.96mm to 7.05mm. I used a small steel rule, digital calipers and a diamond sharpening stone to get the job done.

Next, to ensure optimum string break angle over the lowered saddle, "Bridge Ramping" was carried out. This process involves cutting slots into the bridge where each string exits its respective bridge pin hole. I've included before and after pics below to illustrate the procedure.