Vintage Arianna acoustic bridge, belly, butchery!

[bigheaddoug]

Next on the repair bench is an old veteran. Probably a mid? 70's Arianna. Aria guitars budget brand. Not a bad guitar solid woods, spruce top, mahogany back, rosewood fretboard. MAJOR problems though. Bridge pulled up, top bellied, loose braces and a miserable former repair with hot glue, ya, the kind from a gun. 

Gonna have a go at getting this playable again. Here's some pics.



Here is why the client said it sounded bad! Yes that's a piece of particleboard bolted to the bridge.

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Lovely glue job!

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Big belly, gotta cut back on the Pabst.

[dnic]

Wow, ugly rotation. I highly recommend the bridge doctor after you straighten the top out best you can. The guitars I've use bridge docs in have only sounded better and louder. No real vintage value in that beast do nothing to loose and lots to gain.

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I agree with Dane, the bridge doctor on an acoustic is the way to go. I used them twice now.Really makes a big difference, in sound and play ability.
I'm going to put one on one of my own acoustic guitar. soon. My guitar sounds sound and plays really good now. But I am so impressed with the way it made my cheap 12 string sound and on a cheap acoustic that I fixed for a customer, I thought it could only make my higher end acoustic sound even better.

EB

[hoz]

That's a cool contraption someone put in there. I agree with Dane and Eddie. I've used the bridge doctor before and keep one on hand for the next time!