space in winding @ bridge

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Joshua phelps

One at a time, I took just enough tension off e then a & took one of my small round files and just barely ran it across the top facing the scroll & the bottom towards the tailpiece (like you said) just to make sure it was smooth so the winding wont catch then before replacing the strings in their notches I put a decent amount of pencil graphite. I dont have calipers to get exact so I didn't even try to reshape I just barely smoothed them out.

Yes.. you can look at the file and string and hold them side by side to get the right thickness of file to match. It is mostly feel for me but my eyes and fingers feel those small measurements naturally by now. If you can play the bass and drive a car, I think you can tweak a bridge. It is not that hard. Just takes some knowledge how-to, the right tools and some finesse. Sounds like you have it under control now.