Download JLD Bridge Doctor Instructions 171KB. I built a herringbone dreadnought about 6 years ago which turned out really well and put it in its case along with all the others.

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Learn how to play Bridge online. The JLD Bridge Doctor system has been scientifically proven to improve the sound of your guitar, whether it is a new guitar or an older, more seasoned instrument. The overall result is an amazing improvement in the richness and depth of the sound on your guitar. DOWNLOAD PDF Note that there is not enough room to put 12 brass pins into most 12-string bridges, and extra brass pins are not available. You do not have to have a bowed soundboard to use this product! Using a set of JLD Vintage Pins, it is possible to install the Bridge System without any modification to the instrument. I am familiar with one instance, when an experimenter successfully eliminated all of the original top braces on a dreadnought guitar, then installed only five short braces radiating from the Bridge Doctor. The longer your suit the more value it has. Our special bridge pins are used to mount the JLD Bridge System inside your guitar using your existing bridge pin holes. An adjustable rod extends from the base of the bridge doctor to the tail block. The top is permanently flat and a playable action has been restored. The manufacturer's instructions are supplied with the JLD Bridge Doctor, and are also available for download here: Download JLD Bridge Doctor Instructions Do some extra hydrating for a week or two before and after. I personally endorse and highly recommend the J.L.D. My version (see diagram below) is NOT adjustable, but is glued into place permanently (with a hardwood dowel through the face and bridge) in order to prevent, or arrest, the distortion of the face. Restored the intonation, and tightened up the top which sounds more spruce than cedar now. The JLD Bridge Doctor system has been scientifically proven to improve the sound of your guitar, whether it is a new guitar or an older, more seasoned instrument. 1) the directions don't mention that when you mark the dowel to cut it, you have to cut an extra 1/4" off to insert the screw. The saddle remained at a downward angle toward the sound hole. The strings exert proper downward pressure on the saddle - enabling them to transmit more vibration to the instrument. I am going to try the screw version a very dilapidated Martin D35-12 next. View instructions with Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher.