Mike's JRM-1DC Build

[FrankenWashie]

Or maybe just plain stoopid 😝

I think we've all done similar stoopids. Its great experience though, as you learn more from a stoopid than you do if you do it perfectly every time.

[Simon Barden]

As long as you can fix it and learn from it, its not stoopid. It's when you do the same wrong thing again and again that it becomes stooopid.

Looks fine to me as well. If you are going to replace the kit bridge, then look for a bridge with un-notched saddles. You can then notch the saddles yourself to meet your string spacing requirements.

It's probably the gaps down the side of the neck pocket that allowed your simple steaming setup to work. Had the neck been a really tight fit, the steam probably wouldn't have penetrated as far, which means drilling holes and using steam injector needles. Although it's mainly the heat that weakens the glue rather than the hot water vapour, so it may still have worked.

[Big Mike]

Cheers guys. Yeah the gaps on the neck pocket let me get the paint scraper in there easy too. Lucky save

[Big Mike]

Mahogany timbermate applied ready for sanding. First time using this stuff, goes on easy 👍

[Big Mike]

Nitro sanding sealer applied 2 coats

[Simon Barden]

Looking good, Big Mike.

[Big Mike]

Put on a few coats of Fender fiesta red nitro. Going to do a black dye on the back and neck.

[wokkaboy]

looking good Big Mike
you better reward yourself with a big bucket of KFC - haha
thank you very much !

[Fretworn]

Put on a few coats of Fender fiesta red nitro. Going to do a black dye on the back and neck.

Very noice!

[Big Mike]

looking good Big Mike
you better reward yourself with a big bucket of KFC - haha
thank you very much !

Mmmm... I wish I could but Big Mike trying to be little mike 😝