Bridge of sighs. Not.

I've been working on this Ibanez Lo-Pro Edge bridge for weeks. It's taking longer than expected  because I thought some of the dead parts you see here were replaceable. Apparently not. Fitting American parts into a Japanese product shouldn't be the plan to start with. There are plenty of replacement parts out there but the issue remains - imperial vs metric.

After many disappointing encounters later, I resorted to just dismantling the parts & giving it a good wipe down & polish. The bridge was covered with dirt & grime mostly. The corroded parts were sanded down & polished. If you are the impatient type, don't even try. There were many small corroded parts that had to be dealt with. Holding them in place while sanding them down was a real challenge.

Contrary to popular belief, these two buddies were the unsung hero in the restoration process. No expensive concoctions were used. Dr. Duck's Axwax is oil-based & did well to dissolve the muck. The Kyser is spirit-based, its job was to remove the oily sensation after cleaning. So there you have it, a clean-up adventure that ended on a good note (no pun intended).