bridge top finish

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I use several coats of sprayed on shellac.   Then I put the bridge in the hot 
box over night.  wet sand with 600, rub  with steel wool & then rub with a 
cloth or paper towel to shine it up.   It penetrates & hardens & is easy to make 
look good.  Notches  also get shellac and varnish.
  Works for me
  Dale

I know  some rebuilders are leaving the dag off of the
bridge tops.  Do you  coat the top with some kind of
finish to slow down moisture transfer or  just for
looks?  I have normally sprayed the bridge sides  and
notches as I finished the soundboard and kept the
bridge cap taped  off.


I'm wondering how well a finish will hold up under  the
pressure of the strings.  Some finishes, like lacquer,
it  seems, might crack.   - Didn't have to consider
that with  Dag.

Bob Hull


 
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