Re: Mandolin Bridge/Neck Problem
Originally Posted by
electromagnet
... a straightedge on the frets pretty much touches the soundboard at the highest point of curvature ...
Yeah but, there's a bit of relief built into the neck, meaning that the middle-ish frets don't actually touch the straightedge, so that there could be enough room to insert a playable solid bridge at the top of the arch. Remember that a 1/4" bridge should give you 1/8" clearance (over whatever you currently have) at the 12th fret - not too terrible.
At worst, you'll get a chance to hear what it sounds like & evaluate whether a full-out fix is worth the effort, a better option than doing the full fix just to find that it sounds mediocre. At best, a solid bridge might be all it needs to be playable. (I'm assuming, like you, that there is inadequate clearance for an adjustable bridge, no matter what.)
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