PBG Instruction Manual version 1.0

[Marcel]

Some clamped set-neck photos you can use.

[Kick]

I used a block of wood with spaces to prevent damage to the frets:

[adam]

Great photos Marcel and Kick, I will be using a couple of these. Thanks

[DaveC64]

Great photos Marcel and Kick, I will be using a couple of these. Thanks

I used 2 clamps on my sg placed side by side on the tongue.
They were not as big as Marcel's clamp.

[stuzl873213]

This is what I found:

Use page numbering

There is an index with pagenumbers but that doesn’t help you when the pages itself are not numbered.

I see that this is already tackled!

Page 4: My Build Diary:
"The very first thing you should do, as soon as you receive your kit (or even before), is to start your build diary in the My Build Diary forum and post your build progress."

When reading this I feel like it is a bit ‘mandatory’ that someone must open a dairy. What if I do not want to do this? Or what if I am not handy enough with computers and uploading images?
Perhaps replacing this: The very first thing you should do into this: The very first thing you could do?

Page 6: 4. “Sand, sand, and sand again. Then, when you think you have sanded enough, sand it some more.” – our Resident Luthier’s motto

This advice is NOT for bodies with the 0.6 mm thin veneer!!!
I see that this warning is on page 17: If your kit has a veneered top such as Spalted, Flame, or Quilted Maple, DO NOT SAND THE TOP! The veneer is less than a millimetre thick and it is incredibly easy to sand through it.
So please put this warning at page 6.

edit: forgot to mention that this is a very good document and I think Dedman did a great job on this!

Each time I hit the link I get a 404 error


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[chrissyinbkk]

The link works fine for me stuzl

[D1git]

looking good.

only typo that jumped out during a quick look was

For the next step, we need either a 12ft radius sanding block or a large straight edge. A builder’s level, about 600mm (2ft), is also ideal.

think it should read 12in

great work so far, will see if I can draw up a 2 volume 1 tone plus 3 way wiring diagram as I didn't find one on the PBG site

[adam]

The Instruction Manual is now on the site.

As it says on the cover, this will be a live document and continually updated as we add processes and update processes with new and better techniques.

Thanks again to everyone who contributed to this project.

[Simon Barden]

Just starting to read through it.

Pg 5, list item 8. "Use a drill size slightly smaller than the screw. If you hold the drill over the shaft of
the screw you should still be able to see the threads on both sides".

As too small a drill bit will still allow you to see the thread on both sides. I suggest this is modified to something along the lines of:
"Use a drill size slightly smaller than the screw. If you hold the drill over the shaft of the screw, you should still be able to see the threads on both sides, but not the main part of the shaft".

Also on Pg 5 in the tools list

"Coping saw (only if your kits head stock came unshaped)" should really read "Coping saw (only if your kit's headstock came unshaped).

(Will do a pdf markup).

[Kirk3377]

I see nothing about the SH-1 headless guitar. I’m having installation problems with the bridge, and have nowhere to find information that will help me finish it. It would be a big help if that type of guitar had some type of instructions in the build guide. Thanks.