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Very colorful! =)

I'm just curious, and I may have missed it in the thread.

What is the scale length of this guitar, and what gauge strings do you use?

I'm in the wait and see camp. Some folks see such bellying and telegraphing braces as sign of a responsive guitar. If the setup and action is good, and the bridge does not further rotate, worry about building other guitars. If you don't have one already, buy a dial string hieght gauge from stewmac and check the action every few months to see if there are changes (apart from changes due to seasonal humidity changes).

If you do need to take action, you could try the Bridge Dr. I think Breedlove uses the same system on most of it's guitars. Certainly would affect the tone of the guitar, but sure beats retopping and isn't a difficult fix.

I am also in the wait and see group..... The belly alone wouldn't be much of a concern to me personally.... I don't like creases... but if they are stable I might ignore them...

The most immediate thing I would do is to re-measure the 12th fret action and adjust the saddle height as needed.....

Creases around the bridge around MY instruments always seem to correlate to either gaps between brace components... or not enough bridge overlap of the X-brace legs.... That's what I would look at first if it were mine....

Thanks