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Old July 15th, 2006
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Originally Posted by douglas englund
i just bought a gretsch 5989 dorado and there is a hump behind the bridge, the ladie i bought it from said it hadn't been played in a long time and it was under pressure when i bought it. i didn't pay much for the 3/4 sized guitar but it sure does have a nice sound. so i think you are right about not leaveing a guitar sit with pressure on the bridge (for a long time). the bridge is starting to lift up a little. can the hump be removed and reglue the bridge down?
No. What is usually done is the bridge is shaved down to lower the string height back to where it should be. It might be possible to get the hump out but, it would be very expensive and I have never heard of it being done.

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