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Hi, It's more like 5 to 7 mm I've worked out that it could fit if the wood was about 3 mm thick - which I'd not think anywhere enough. I think it'd...

I'm thinking of it a san option for a second try. This time without a control plate - So i"d need longer threaded pots as well. I ended up making...

The old AG style kit had a top jack plug which came from the back control cavity. The top thickness was around 5 mm to allow enough room for the...

For a ‘top’ wood mount in a semi or solid body a Switchcraft long thread jack is the type normally used. Care is needed when drilling from the back...

A question - pardon my ignorance.... If I was to put a output jack on the front of a guitar, but from the back rather than on a control plate,...

Thanks Trevor

Southern Tonewoods seem reasonably priced! I have not looked at a pickup for my resonator. I'm not sure if a piezo type pickup would be better...

got some of my upgrades for the Strat I got a Wilkinson 52mm delux bridge I got a set of Artist wrangler pick up but had broken wire on the middle...

I'm actually more interested in the technique for making the neck socket. it's easy to get the sides of the socket right - not so easy to get the...

Thanks Trevor yeah I took the saddle off and tried the action like that , it was to my eye a little too low so I will file the saddle but given it’s...

Hi Tgraham, I did try the kit saddle! See Link. BTW, my old acoustic has that style of saddle. It is designed for 4 wound, 2 non-wound,...

Finally got the spider sitting nicely on the cone so time to put a couple of strings on the check for rattles and buzzing, went ok I can’t detect any...

In fairness, I have *used* the radiusing technique but I did not invent it ;-) One thing to note... If all you are doing is making a radiused caul...

Yes - I thought about routing a circle (or quarter circle) ... but it'd be a thick slab to be useful..... and a big one to make a circle Men's...

Replogle Resos is a great site for resonator information

Any cylinder with a 24" diameter would do it. Double sticky tape a piece of sandpaper on it and sand away. The plant should not even be bothered with...

I see. Interesting. I do not have a radius block. But you are making an ingenious suggestion..... On that train of thought - a 12" radius...

Did a bit more reading and even with CA glue it takes a minute or two to fully cure. As to how... I was referring to one of these clamps: ...

Great idea! Simple and effective.

Made a “jig” to try to make the sanding of the lip for the cone as even as possible. Double sided tape to hold sandpaper on. Started with 180 grit...

I've never been "good" with fast drying glue" ... always find a way to ruin it!

How do you adapt a "one handed clamp to it"..... I'm getting ideas as I type - but if you've already got it down I'd love to see how you actually do...

BTW the Superglue he uses in the vid dries in 3-5 seconds, so you have to move fast ;-) ... I think it's just ordinary CA glue.

I had a Strat bridge where the grub screws were bothering my hand. I got advice from someone here (McCreed, maybe?) to get shorter grub screws. I...

It's not the intonation that I don't like - I can probably work that out - it's more that they're uncomfortable if you put the heel of your hand on...

It was - this one uses a glue that might be harder to find (although I've never looked for a super glue with a few minutes curing time - most I've...

Thanks for that - I had tried a "normal" hammer - probably hurt the frets! I had first tried putting apiece of wood on the fret and hammering that...

Veneer for shims hmm I’m sure there’s some at the men’s shed. Thanks fender

Woke up eager to see how the neck responded - happy to report it looks much better than yesterday morning. It will be interesting what it does when...