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Tuner holes plugged. I took a long hack saw blade to cut the plugs almost flush to the headstock then attacked with some 80 grit.
Looks a bit fuggly but there will be a veneer on the front and tuners should cover the back.....
Now to figure out where the new holes need to go!
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Nice. And the headstock came pre-shaped like that? It wouldn't take much more than a small V-shaped file to slightly increase the size of the central indent and it would be a dead ringer for a Gibson shape.
Yep it came like this! Makes life a bit easier
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nice fix Ponch. Don't the Kluson style tuners line up with the kit holes ?
Cheers Woks. No the Kluson 3 on a plate are way off the standard kit holes. They also require vintage sized holes of 8.75mm
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no worries Ponch, well it's worth the effort the 3 plate Klusons will suit this axe nicely. What sort of veneer you got for the headstock face ?
Loving the Ponch avatar mate, every time I see it I have to keep thinking am I in trouble with CHiPs hahah
Haha yes. Step away from the big Green shed! For the veneer I have some Rosewood but it's a bit dark so on the search for something a bit lighter (brown)
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So after a mamouth round of home maintenance back to the build...
I obtained a 50's style G headstock template to use as a basis for the new machine head holes and a small amount of reshaping. The machine head holes should now have the required 35mm between posts. Drilling next on the agenda... I'll drill slightly smaller than the required 8.75mm hole and ream to the correct size
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That is some nice dowel work ponch. You may have said this before, but which veneer are you using....
Cheers Andy. Not 100% sure yet on the veneer. It will be a light brown colour though whatever it turns out to be. I had some rosewood veneer laying around but it was too similar to the fretboard
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