Wth happened to my guitar?

Question

Hey, I have an acoustic guitar and the bridge part I think it's called at the end of the body of the guitar is now upraised a little bit instead of being flat..it seems like the tension of the strings did it but they should've snapped before that happened but it still doesn't make sense since my guitar is always tuned correctly...is there any way to fix this?

Answer 1

Bridges can be reglued. (I'm assuming this is not a guitar that has been pinned or screwed to the top--generally those are less expensive models.) Make sure you get someone who knows how to do it, especially if it's a good guitar--a solid wood top. Shouldn't cost too much--$40-$70, depending on where your live and the expertise of the repairman.

Bridges raise because they were improperly glued to begin with, because guitars get tuned too high, putting a lot of pressure on the neck and the bridge, because of humidity, because some guitars are designed for lightweight strings and heavier strings are used (also bad for the top), and because bridges and guitars are old.

Answer 2

well it seems to me that you have a classical guitar and you used acoustic steel strings INSTEAD of nylon strings..if that's the case your lucky it didn't tear the whole bridge off and completely dominate your guitar

Answer 3

The screws the hold the bridge in could be loose, it sounds like that anyway.

Take it to a music shop near you and ask them to check the bridge, this happened to me before and they fixed mine for free!