Second Build - LP1ss

That's good! It's just one of those little things that's easy to overlook. You'd probably struggle with a vintage-style Kluson with the fixing ears at either end, but it's not a guitar you're ever likely to fit that style on.

This build has been very slow progress. The reason is that I'm building it at work - one lunchtime a week (if I'm lucky). But it is getting there!
Frets levelled and polished. Neck fitted. All electronics are done and tested. Finally I can add strings.

Nice.

Bridge paint scraped and grounded?

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Originally Posted by Simon Barden

Nice.

Bridge paint scraped and grounded?

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Yes, all good and tested with a multimeter.

Great! So easy to overlook.

Turned out much better than I imagined when I first saw the veneer. I’ve really become a fan of the natural look with black hardware lately. I also like black binding, but I think the white binding goes with the white fret board inlay. Overall tasteful colour combinations, Trevor. I also like the headstock shape. Good luck getting a job done at work with that temptation sitting in the corner!

That looks really nice. Good job!

Thanks Simon, Mark and Andy.

@DarkMark - "Good luck getting a job done at work with that temptation sitting in the corner!" It is well out of view.

Very nice looking job that.

Finally got some strings on.
One problem I noticed during the setup was that the low E string saddle on the bridge was way too high compared to the others. So I filed it down to fit the curve of a 12 inch understring radius gauge.
This was when I questioned why the 6 saddles on the bridge face different directions.

Are the curved side of the saddles all meant to be facing the tail stop? The PB ones don't. The G brand ones do.

I would assume that reslotting the saddle should be similar to the nut, and the slot should have a break angle to the tail stop? This is difficult when the saddle is face the other way.

Anyway, I rotated the 3 low string saddles around. I'm not sure if it made any difference.