This project is just about over. As I expected the individual string bridges required filing to get the action down where it belonged. Tightening the truss rod helped but it was clear that the real problem was bridge height.
The individual string bridges can face forward or backward. I chose not to reverse any of them or change their order. One reason is that I knew I was going to be filing all six of them down anyway so I just made my changes with the screwdriver and file. The other reason is that the retaining spring that holds the screws down on the sound-hole side looked a little...what does Abby on NCIS say, "hinkey?" Well, it doesn't inspire confidence. I doubted that I would get it off and back on without damaging it.
I also started working on intonation while filing. As you can see in these pictures I have the E and A bridges slammed all the way to the back. I didn't move the saddle back enough. It's close. The guitar will be playable and the higher strings have room to intonate in both directions, but I am not not happy with myself on this count.
Access to the intonation screws is acceptable.
In these pictures the black paint on the saddle is not dry. I want a glossy finish and I may need another coat or two of something else to get me there.
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