Not much progress. I have sanded the neck back to 400g and taped off the headstock to apply the first base coat of DT.
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The blue didn't soak in much so I will have to do several layers of base stain to get the colour up to where I want it.
Rest of the time has been spent sourcing a way to drill the through body holes.
Also looking at the bridge the through string holes are not in line with the bottom of the bridge, so I may replace it with a modern bridge or get a different one. All other bridges I can find also have 4 mounting screws. Fender must be onto something with this as they have not changed theirs, so this is also quietly bugging me.