The body is cracked, and someone tried to strip the finish before I got to it. The neck is bent too much to properly operate, and the bridge was providing a generous quarter-inch of extra room on top.
So the frets were pulled and filled with MicroLite, then sanded smooth with 200-grit polishing pads. I took the old bridge out back and shot it. Had some tuning heads laying around (who doesn't) and strung it back up with the lower four of a D'Addario flatwound set, .056-.026W.
The new bridge is a block of walnut with .0625" rubber pads between the strings and body. The pad between the body keeps the bridge from sliding around and softens the sound of attack.
Tuned 2/1 to a viola, C4, G4, D5, A5.
That's pretty bad ass! Impressive.
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