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Thread #97337   Message #1924978
Posted By: ThreeSheds
02-Jan-07 - 03:12 PM
Thread Name: Guitar body belling up
Subject: RE: Guitar body belling up
I cant see how a bridge doctor would be of any great benefit in a new guitar, as there wouldnt be a problem to correct.
Breedloves have them from new because it allows the guitars to be constructed with thinner tops ,so thin that they would collaspse without the bridge doctor reinforcement.
I suppose you could make an arguement for putting a bridge doctor in a new guitar, along the lines of that it was a form of insurance policy against the top never moving, but thats a bit like saying Martin et al dont know how to build guitars and that tops are best constructed from laminates