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So I started the expensive gathering of guitar tools for my DIY repair, setups, etc. The patient in the office is an "older" Alvarez Artist Series AD-60SC NAT. I just finished carving fresh bone blanks for my nut and saddle and discovered that my bridge has two tiny cracks in the rosewood -one on each side of the slot. No wonder the saddle pitches forward under pressure! And the intonation is spot on. Imagine that. 

And my question is this: will a StewMac, Allparts, et al, replacement bridge fall into place or do I need to take a night class in physics? 

Digression: Once upon a time, I successfully removed and re-attached the bridge on a Korean Morgan Monroe that'd lifted (off the friggin' finish under the bridge!) But it was the same bridge, not a replacement.

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