I have a Washburn D-10 acoustic, it's a very nice guitar but it's quite old. The bridge has gradually been peeling off towards the neck. The space between the bridge and body now is about 1 cm. Not enough to worry about the bridge flying off, but I still want to get this fixed.

I want to fix the bridge and change these 7-year old strings that came on it. How should I go about fixing the bridge? Simply removing the strings and using strong wood glue to fix the bridge back on? What scares me is that I won't be able to restring until the woodglue dries, so the neck might warp, AND besides not knowing how to adjust a truss rod, the truss route seems lousy, so it's probably impossible to adjust. What should I do? Preferably something that doesn't involve a luthier/techie, the motherfuckers in my area charge a fortune for simple routine setup bullshit... (ie: $60 for pickup installation!).

Will the neck warp in a day if I leave the glue to dry that long?

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Edit: Also, what are some good acoustic strings? I hear Elixir make really good acoustic strings, is this true?

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If the bridge is 1cm off the body,i sure as hell would be worried about the bridge flying off.I would take it to a luthier,if you want it done perfectly.Most bridges arent just simply 'glued on',they have screws in them.And as for the measurements,they have to be exact.You can find shit on the net to help you with truss rod adjustments,and elixir strings are indeed good acoustic strings.

Unless there is no truss rod or you'll be using the neck as a bridge to crass chasms and whatnot, it won't warp on you. Other than that, you gotta get ahold of about 3 "C" clamps to hold the bridge firmly in place while the glue is setting. Then you should let it sit for about 24-36 hours. In other words, leave it alone and put it in a place where people won't fuck with it. Afterwards, string it up.

I had the same exact problem. My takaminie bridge was peeling off as well. I took it to a luthier. He put a brace in it. Drilled a couple holes on top of the bridge which was connected to a brace on the inside. Hard to explain. Lemme know if you want more information about this.

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