I made few more observations today, the top had a slightly induced upward curve as was expected but, that resulted for a shallow angle from the bridge to the tailpiece.
The guitar is very lightly made, so I guess it was designed to work with only a relatively downward pressure on the soundboard?
However I wonder if the fret board had been replaced over the years, it definitely had new frets. So I wonder if the original fret board offered more height at the bridge & more angle? if the replacement is actually thinner, that might explain the bending neck too?
If anyone reading this who has a similar guitar (Regal) perhaps you could measure the bridge height?
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