shgusfo123 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 hello. I would like to ask one more question. The front part of the body connected to the neck goes down. Will it come back if I just adjust the humidity? Am I setting it to 50%? The temperature is 25 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) Difficult to diagnose from your photos but something is certainly amiss........ From this photo I'd surmise that the top is bulged at and behind the bridge, which would indicate to me too much humidity.........but that's a lot of movement shown there. (Hard to say, really.......have no idea where the other end of the ruler is placed.) Have you checked the neck set? Ruler on the frets toward the bridge.........at what point does the end of the ruler contact the bridge? From this and previous photos I'd guess it strikes very near the bottom of the bridge, perhaps as bad as touching the top in front of the bridge.......nothing short of a neck reset will fix such an issue. It may well be salvageable but humidity adjustments alone are not likely the fix. Edited February 2 by Buc McMaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I have tried every trick in the book to deal with a badly deformed top up to an including going with moisture inside the guitar combined with brace jacks and a cross bar which I adjusted every couple of days for a month. Initially it seemed to work. But as soon as I restrung the guitar the top went back to its same old used to be. In the DYI category, I have heard tell that a JDL Bridge Doctor which remains in the guitar is a way to go. Only hearsay though as I have no hands-on experience with one. But even if it does not work, they are easy to install and are cheap enough that it is a nothing ventured nothing gained thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shgusfo123 Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 14 hours ago, Buc McMaster said: Difficult to diagnose from your photos but something is certainly amiss........ From this photo I'd surmise that the top is bulged at and behind the bridge, which would indicate to me too much humidity.........but that's a lot of movement shown there. (Hard to say, really.......have no idea where the other end of the ruler is placed.) Have you checked the neck set? Ruler on the frets toward the bridge.........at what point does the end of the ruler contact the bridge? From this and previous photos I'd guess it strikes very near the bottom of the bridge, perhaps as bad as touching the top in front of the bridge.......nothing short of a neck reset will fix such an issue. It may well be salvageable but humidity adjustments alone are not likely the fix. this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 On 2/2/2024 at 9:30 PM, shgusfo123 said: this! The first picture looks correct. The second picture has no relevance, put a saddle in the bridge. Then take a straight edge from the top of the nut to the top of the saddle. That should give you a height has for the top. There not really flat when you tension the strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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