Definitely check the break angle of the strings over the floating bridge to under the tension bar, as the close fit could be an issue with the bridge height.
Definitely check the break angle of the strings over the floating bridge to under the tension bar, as the close fit could be an issue with the bridge height.
Scott.
Wait, what? I thought it was measure once, measure twice, agonise, re-measure, stop for calming cup of tea. Start again, measure once, measure twice, start cut/fill, panic, pause, carefully remeasure mid cut/fill, panic some more, check listed "Standard" values for workpiece, consult DB and forum panel of experts, change saw/filler compound, get the irrits with it and slap it all together eyes closed and praying for a favourable result like a flatmate betting the rent money on a speccy at Randwick. Or is that just me?Originally Posted by mattyeales
Ok so filled with some dowel and sanded back, thankfully the finish was already thick enough to take a fair bit of sanding.
Will now sand some more... and then give start the re finish
So after filling the post holes sanding, re painting, re sanding, re scraping, re sanding... sanding.... sanding, the finish is ready for a clear coat.
Wondering if is should drill my pilot holes for the hardware and set the neck. Any advice??
my advice is always drill holes before any top coats
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hey Matty that's looking pretty damned sexy with the mock up !
paint looking good
I'd do your pilot holes now and set the neck and clear coat the lot if you can work with the neck in place
Last edited by wokkaboy; 16-04-2016 at 01:06 PM.
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scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
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scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Looking great Matty! This is going to be very cool. Loving how she looks so far, and btw these are amazing to play!
cheers,
Gav.
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Holy awesome!
Build #1 - ST-1 - Completed
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Build #3 - TLA-1R - Completed
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Finally finished this beast after a long year of short bursts working on this. Really happy with how it came out, i learnt a lot along the way.
nice build Matty, glad you finally got it finished !
How does it sound and does the Bigsby tremelo work well ?
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