BAR's TL-51

[B.A.R]

The channels sound like a good idea, hopefully string on timber wont reduce the life of the strings

I wound the saddles forward to the point that the screw was flush with the end of the saddle as you can see here



Two of the saddles come forward far enough that from the edge of the saddle to the middle of the 12th fret is 330mm

The shorter saddle to the middle of the 12th is 325mm



I have no idea what any of this means of course, but I trust that you do!

Cheers

[wokkaboy]

thanks Ben, so 12th fret to low E saddle (thicker E string) is 330mm and 12th fret to high E string (thin E string) is 325mm ?

might get away with these measurements to intonate ok.

Remember take these measurements on the same alignment as the string will roughly align

[B.A.R]

Hey mate, the thickest E string is roughly 325 and the thinnest is 330

What measurements are ideal?

[wokkaboy]

Ben think you have the saddles mixed up. Clearly the thick E string is further away (shorter saddle adjustment screw) than the thin E string.
Are you taking these measurements with the ruler alignment in line with where the string will roughly go ie parallel with the edge of the fingerboard ?

[B.A.R]

Yea sorry mate def had the saddles around the wrong way. Thickest E is 330 thinnest 325mm, aligned to where the string sits

Have a look at this pic, to the naked eye it looks like the neck is tracking upwards and not horizontal.... is that normal?



Sorry for all these questions, I just don't know what is normal and if it isn't normal I'm not sure what a deal breaker is and what can and can't be fixed

Cheers

[wokkaboy]

Hey Ben, don't worry about all the questions, I presume this is your first kit so that's fair enough.
All good with the measurements, I think these will be ok, but I would mount the bridge plate as close as you can to the pickguard so you may have to drill out the top string through holes slightly.
Don't worry about the neck alignment, if there is a bit of play the alignment will work out when you have the 2 E strings on and have the bridge in its final position. Any small gaps between the neck and pocket will be covered by the pickguard.

[B.A.R]

Going to try do the mock build properly with the tuners and strings on the E strings. Having trouble figuring out how to fit the tuners, they are really lose and have no screws or anything to hold them in place....

[wokkaboy]

Ben there should be 6 tuner collars with threads, 6 washers and 6 small screws, I can't remember seeing it in your parts bag, hope they remembered them, they are a must !!

[B.A.R]

I think these are what you are talking about???



They were in a seperate box for the tuners, but.....with the set in washers (i think they are what you are talking about, they are very lose and just fall out the back and i can't see how to use the screws to make them tighter. Probably the easiest solution, I just can't see it....

If that wasn't it, this is all the screws ect that I got...

[Dedman]

with those style of tuners, you put the bushings in the hole from the front, then put the tuner pole thru from the back, the little screws go between the tuners and hold a tuner on both sides, you should find 2 tuners are different from the other 4, these go on the ends and will be the E string ones. They should have a full mounting hole on one side and a 1/2 hole on the other.