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Sadly my E10OO 12 fret slot head developed a belly. It doesn't seem like a guitar should have developed this problem so early in it's life. I guess there is a fine line between tone and resonance, and structural integrity. A proper repair would cost more than the guitar is worth so I went with an improper solution, a JLD Bridge Doctor. Improper because I had to use the brass bridge pin system because the bridge is so narrow there is no room to drill for the screw. The brass system means I'm stuck with a pinless brass system that leaves all the string's ball ends exposed. So ugly for sure compared to the bone pins that were installed before. I'm not sure how it will sound but my Breedlove guitar came with a JLD system installed at the factory and it sounds great, so there is hope. The JLD wood block did not clear the back brace so I needed to cut an eighth inch off the bottom of the block for clearance. At first it seemed that the JLD was doing nothing but eight hours later I was able to convince myself things might be starting to flatten. This morning I checked and the belly side was perfectly flat. So far, so good. The concave area between bridge and sound hole have a way to go. I'll give her another 24 hours to see if there is any more progress and then string the guitar up to see if it still sounds good. Like they say in the music World, stay tuned.
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