[Cathy]

Who knows what they used for glue on the bridge repair. My concern would be splintering the top while trying to get the bridge off. Then you pretty much have a stick of firewood.

I think the only way to take the bridge off is to have it done professionally. If the bridge is tight and the top isn't bowed, I'd probably leave it as is, and just try to trim the extra glue off around the bridge.

If you have an electronic tuner, it might be a good idea to test the intonation on various frets up and down the neck. One of those IntelliTouch tuners, which just clips on the headstock, works quite well. They're fairly cheap. I think I paid $14.95 for mine a few years ago.

The next question is cost. Where it's not really a brand name instrument,and considering the sloppy glue job, I wouldn't give over $50 for it. You can buy a decent new guitar for $150. I tried out an OM size offbrand a few months ago that played and sounded as good as my $4000 Martin. Grrrrrrrr!

Cathy