i used a butcher's knife and the stove, but i was able to get it off with minimal wood loss. there is some damage, but i think it was 98% already there. and, i'm going to try to salvage the bridge, but i might have to replace it.
i think it's as clean as it could have been given the type of glue used to keep it together.
so, i have to sand it down, level it out, but some clamps and some glue to keep it back in place.
the guitar seems to otherwise be in great shape. really. it was just a bad job on the bridge replacement. so, let me save this...
i need to be clear: i'm not a luthier. it's not going to be sellable, in the end - it will have some chips on it. but, i'm more concerned about what it sounds like, and if i can salvage a solid top guitar for recording, i surely must.
a little bit of character from my own hands is really a benefit, in the end.
and, yes - this is a solid top guitar. it's solid spruce. it seems to be a solid back, s well; i'm pretty sure it's mahogany.
