It may look wonderful, and for the most part it is... but there are problems.
Did a little sanding with some 280. Basically it was checking and removing lifted grain from when I damped it down the other day. All seems good, nil glue spots of any note. Neck fit into the body is very snug, tight enough to hold together comfortably without any screws, so I'm very happy about that. And measuring the 12th fret and the most likely final position of the Floyd style bridge looks very promising for the future intonation setup.
It's worth saying that this is more an S type than a RG type body. Curved front and back, and quite slim at the edges. It will be interesting affixing the cover plate over the control cavity as that will need to bend about 10mm if it is to sit flush against the body. No such drama for the trem spring cover.
I thought to check the fitting of the jack... Hmmm... Now there is a problem. The hole measures 15.72mm across yet the rubber grommet that mounts behind the jack flange measures slightly under 17.5mm... The awkwardly drilled hole through the face of the body is 2mm too small.!!!...Buggar !!!
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