I drilled the holes for the bridge. I remeasured the scale length and made sure the holes were at the right place before drilling.
When the bridge is in place I made sure the bass e string saddle was in full rear position and treble e string saddle in full forward position.
Like this.
With the bridge saddles in those positions, I measured with a micrometer, the distance from scale line to each saddle position. The bass e string was 4.4 mm back from scale line. The treble e string was 4.2 mm forward of scale line. Pretty centred, basically.
I also found my drill press isn’t big enough to take the body to drill string through holes. I am thinking about getting a drill guide
Like this
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Milescra...-/383552479358
Not sure if URL’s work.
At least that can keep me drilling straight.
It also helps that I have another fender bridge, which I could use if the travel on the gotoh bridge isn’t enough. This is what that looks like
But I think over 4mm either way should be enough.
Since no more drilling able to be done today, might finish off recrowning frets after levelling.
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