Maddog's STA-1

[Maddogm]

Cheers, I was wondering if I'd gone too far but I think it works

[Maddogm]

So I attached the neck and bridge last night (making sure everything fits/works before I start on the finish)


unfortunately stripped a screw on the bridge (g string)


phew, pitbull sells spares

then I flipped it over and saw this:



someone tell me that's fine as it'll be hidden out of view before my anxiety kicks in.

[Fretworn]

It's fine. It will be hidden.

[Hobastard]

Grind the tips off if it worries you....

[Andy40]

Whooposy daisy. just put the sheilding tape over, no-one will see.

[Maddogm]

Help. I've screwed up and I have no idea how to fix it



a) the pilot holes aren't parallel so can't move the plate
b) even though the screws are too far in they still stick out of the cavity
you can see in that photo where the drill was rubbing on the lip of the cavity making getting it right impossible (I'm not sure that I'm capable as it is of drilling 2 parallel holes)

as the screws are going to be under tension they're going to need to be properly anchored to the body.
I guess I'm going to need to fill the current holes with something that I can still drill into and will be strong enough to hold
then get a stupidly long 3mm drill bit to be able to drill the pilots properly

[wokkaboy]

Hey Maddog,
yeah you really need a long drill bit for this job or the drill chuck will touch the body as you found out !.
Unscrew the screws and plug the holes with broken toothpicks and glue. Doubt you will get dowel small enough to fit the holes.
I usually hold the claw plate to the end of the cavity and drill 2 pilot holes.
Then remove the claw and drill them deep enough to screw the screws all the way in, if you want the bridge firmly flat against the body.
Let us know how you go !

its not that important the claw is dead centre of the cavity so the new holes I would drill a bit offset. You have enough spring anchor points to attach the springs to.

EDIT before you do that unscrew the screws and try and screw them in evenly, the claw holes sometimes get caught on the thread. YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO RE-DRILL

[Maddogm]

EDIT before you do that unscrew the screws and try and screw them in evenly, the claw holes sometimes get caught on the thread. YOU MAY NOT HAVE TO RE-DRILL

Thank you Obi Wokka Kenobi

This seems to have worked, just. 2 things I'm worried about:
a) do the screws have a good enough hold
b) the claw plate will be touching the cavity cover plate, will this cause a buzz?

[wokkaboy]

hey Maddog, so the claw plate touches the cover plate when screwed almost all the way in ?

in that case if you intend using the plate you will need to re-drill. Get a long 3mm drill bit.

The screws should have enough hold as they are. I'd say you still need to drill them deeper.

otherwise go rock n roll and not worry about the cover plate haha

haha love the Obi title cheers mate !

by the way the black PG and gold hardware looks HOT !

with the bridge screws coming through to the cavity if they worry you, I'd carefully hacksaw the tip off. If using the cover plate they will be hidden. The gold screws must be slightly longer than the kit ones

[Hobastard]

If you had to fill and re drill the holes I would rather drill new holes in the claw plate and start fresh.