Questions - FS-1 Kit

[Island_Moose]

Hi guys,

I'm starting the assembly of my FS-1, and I have the following questions/concerns:

1. In setting the neck position, I measure 313.5 mm from the body side of the nut to the centre of the 12th fret wire, which is about what the books say you should have. Trouble is, at that neck position, there is no room for the neck side of the pick-up surround...in other words, the neck pickup will not fit as it conflicts with the fretboard binding by about 2mm. Should I relieve the body or the neck? Moving the pickup surround back might mean it doesn't hide the pickup hole entirely. Releiving the neck ruins the binding across the end of the fretboard. Thoughts? I guess what I'm saying is that I think the neck is in the right position, but could have actually been even further toward the bridge, making this conflict worse.

2. The trapeze bridge mounting bracket - when the bracket is flush up against the side of the guitar, it is at a distinct angle, the side is not at all symmetrical at the center line. In order to get the bracket flush to the side, and the trapeze stops lined up with the bridge, the trapeze is at a big angle to the bridge...is this normal?

Anyone have a photo of the proper arrangement?

Finally, there is a small hole in the bottom bridge post hole, presumably for a grounding wire. How do you do this? Anything soldered to the bridge post would be ripped off in the act of driving the post into the hole. Do I need to but a slot from the hole down to the bottom of the post hole?

Thanks