Chungkee's First Build - RC1-M

[chungkee]

Pulled the trigger and finally bought myself an RC1-M kit.
Have been eyeing them off for months.



Have just started mock-building and having ordered the Butterscotch Dingotone, this is kind of what I'm modeling it on.



Any tips for a first-time builder?
Was advised by Adam to be careful when sanding with this kit as it's got quite a thin veneer on top.

Any amazing success stories on the site? I quite liked Lawry's build and the Dikkywacker so if any of those guys are out there would be awesome to hear your side of the story!

Cheers
Daniel

[wokkaboy]

hey Daniel, kit looks great and some nice rosewood grain on the fingerboard.

Think it was Johnny someone got guitar of the year with a burst RC-1 kit. I'll see if I can find photos.

Butterscotch will look great

[chungkee]

hey team,
haven't had much time to start on the build yet with recovery and other commitments.

just a quick question about fitting the trapeze bridge:
what measurement should i be using to drill the hole for the strap-pin and screw?

middle of the bridge bushing routs?
middle of the pup routing cavitiies?
middle of the neck pocket?

please help so i dont make a fool outta myself!

cheers
Daniel

[stan]

hey team,
haven't had much time to start on the build yet with recovery and other commitments.

just a quick question about fitting the trapeze bridge:
what measurement should i be using to drill the hole for the strap-pin and screw?

middle of the bridge bushing routs?
middle of the pup routing cavitiies?
middle of the neck pocket?

please help so i dont make a fool outta myself!

cheers
Daniel

Haven't build one of these, but I'd use a combination of the second 2. They should be in line - run a string line down from the centre of the neck pocket and you should be good : unless there is some traditional place for one I dont know of

[wokkaboy]

Hi Daniel, as Stan suggested I usually put a long ruler down the centre of the guitar with the neck in place and you should be able to locate the strap pin/trapeze correctly. Might be worth fitting both E tuners and run some string on the E strings to make sure the string offsets are ok where the bridge is located

[chungkee]

awesome, cheers guys!