bulging soundboard,loose bracing,

[geoff]

Hi all,

yep it's me again,

i have another guitar to practice on,

this is an Aria AW-100C.

it is a bit of a battle axe, looks like it has seen some better days, it has done some traveling as well.

I purchased this off Ebay for $66 ozzy dollars, the purpose of buying this was so i have a war horse to take away on the fishin trips, and not have to worry about it getting a new battle scar.

i knew it had the great looking screws in the bridge, so i had an idea the top might be bulging as well, and it is.

when i press on the bulge i can hear a distinct noise, the loose bracing in there, so that is another repair to be done.

 

I would really appreciate any input from you guys as to what to tackle first and how to go about the repais themselves.

 

cheers

geoff

[Ned Knepp]

What you can't see in the Stew-Mac pictures is that there is a hardwood dowel inserted into the block directly under the screw to make a firm foundation for the mount. There is also a plastic sleeve for the rod mounting. The rod is tapered to a flat point that is about 1/16 of an inch or so where it meets the adjustment screw. According to my old postal scale, it all weighs less than 2 oz.

It's a well thought out design with longevity as well as function in mind. It's not that you can't make one for yourself but there is more to it than a wooden block and a dowel.