The dark spots on the bottom of the bridge, are where the gaps are that lead the bridge to start lifting and pull away from the top. Scary!
![](img/taylorbrpoorgluecontact.jpg)
In this perspective you can see a properly prepared top gluing surface to the left side. On the right side of the bridge "outline", you can clearly see how Taylor glued the bridge to a slightly smaller version of the bridges approximate footprint. The thickness of the finish itself, obstructed proper contact when they clamped it from the factory. If they used a little more glue to fill the gap better that would of helped.
![](img/taylorbrhalfprep.jpg)
This is a view of shaving off the very thin layer of finish and glue to achieve a good wood to wood bond when regluing.
![](img/taylorbrchiselfootprint.jpg)
This is how a professionally prepared top should look before the bridge is glued on. A perfect outline of the bridge itself. In fact the bridge is slightly "inlaid" into the instrument since the entire thickness of the finish has been removed.
![](img/taylorbrfinishedprep.jpg)
Well, looks like nothing ever happened.
![](img/taylorbrgluedon.jpg)
Parting shot. When "do it yourselfers" go wrong! This was not a good idea... at all. And is more expensive to fix.
![](img/caulkbrglue.jpg)