Marcel's folley #6 a PRS-1H

[Swanny]

Did some of the hardware fit out this afternoon. ... It seems perfection is not my strong point. It all seems only just okay to me...

The new bridge itself is fine, just wish the posts would go deeper in. I cleaned out the holes with a drill but they still sit proud about 2 or 3 mm which is enough to make the action very ho-hummm... I think I need a bigger hammer, but that brings on a whole new set of issues. And getting them out might be a nightmare in itself considering how hard I had to hit them to get them this far.

Will be going the HB/SC switching option on this one. Pull switches on both the vol and tone controls --- vol = neck, tone = bridge.

That's going to look schmick, with the gold, black and red, Marcel! I like it!

I wouldn't be bashing in the bridge posts until it's ready for wiring, if you pull it out and knock it back in it will be a looser fit each time, and you want the bridge earth wire to be nice and firm (unlike my last attempt!)

[Marcel]

That's going to look schmick, with the gold, black and red, Marcel! I like it!

I wouldn't be bashing in the bridge posts until it's ready for wiring, if you pull it out and knock it back in it will be a looser fit each time, and you want the bridge earth wire to be nice and firm (unlike my last attempt!)

I doubt I could pull the bridge posts out even if I wanted to.... They are in pretty damn tight, and they need to go in a few more mm yet. I used a offcut of ply as a cushion when whacking them in this far and now that ply is all dented which is why I stopped. I wish I had my Dad's old fly-press that could give a few tonnes of pressure nice and steady and gently and the job would be so much simpler. I just have to make do with a piece of Pine or Maple and a bigger hammer. The alternative is build a lever-press out of Uni-strutt which is a lot of effort for one task, but may do the job better. Oh-well, this is yet another thing to ponder over...

[Swanny]

I doubt I could pull the bridge posts out even if I wanted to.... They are in pretty damn tight, and they need to go in a few more mm yet. I used a offcut of ply as a cushion when whacking them in this far and now that ply is all dented which is why I stopped. I wish I had my Dad's old fly-press that could give a few tonnes of pressure nice and steady and gently and the job would be so much simpler. I just have to make do with a piece of Pine or Maple and a bigger hammer. The alternative is build a lever-press out of Uni-strutt which is a lot of effort for one task, but may do the job better. Oh-well, this is yet another thing to ponder over...

I used a short socket extension as a drift, one sharp hit at a time. It’s nerve wracking!