Michigan’s Elderly Instruments has one of the country’s most respected repair shops for stringed instruments. In this video, Elderly’s Joe Konkoly demonstrates cutting the slot into a replacement bridge on a 1957 Martin 000-28, while also discussing the reasons for the replacement, making sure the new saddle will provide proper intonation, and more.

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