Hello all. First time writing to Forum, first time build.
My GR-1SF is just getting to the fun bit i.e. assembly. Mind you, I found the sanding to be very cathartic....but I digress.
When attaching the tremolo I've found that the screws supplied are either way too long, or they are supposed to be biting into some thicker timber (the later is what I would expect). At the moment the screws run out of timber, only having the top laminate to bite into!!!
The straight shank of the screw goes through the tremolo and the top, leaving the threaded part of the screw poking through the inside.
With the action of the strings pulling under the torsion bar, I would anticipate a lifting action on the tremolo, hence a potential to pull the screws completely out of the top.
Hopefully a file I tried to attach is here somewhere, showing what I'm trying to describe, but I'm afraid my computing/foruming skills have let me down.
Any suggestions out there?
Am I too worried about the mechanical side of guitar building?
Ideas and/or calming words of wisdom much appreciated.
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