My first build. JMA-1L from Montreal.

[Sonic Mountain]

Hi Marc, you don't need to be able to bottom out a bolt to remove them, just needs to be thought about differently.

Here's a doodle I did for another member. Get a bolt with the same thread as the post receiver and a nut, a flat bit of wood with a hole through it, some blocks and probably something to protect the body. Arrange like the diagram with the bolt screwed into the receiver. Holding the the bolt still with a spanner and 'tighten' the nut. It will push down on the wood/blocks and exert a pulling force on the post receiver. Just be sure to spread the load and put a rag or something on the body to avoid dinging it.

[colin2121]

Hi Marc, you don't need to be able to bottom out a bolt to remove them, just needs to be thought about differently.

Here's a doodle I did for another member. Get a bolt with the same thread as the post receiver and a nut, a flat bit of wood with a hole through it, some blocks and probably something to protect the body. Arrange like the diagram with the bolt screwed into the receiver. Holding the the bolt still with a spanner and 'tighten' the nut. It will push down on the wood/blocks and exert a pulling force on the post receiver. Just be sure to spread the load and put a rag or something on the body to avoid dinging it.

Thanks Sonic, I knew I saw that somewhere.
This was another that I found on the forum
http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au...=Cherry+pipper

[Marc T]

Looks like we only have fancy pants Cherry pitter's here in Canada. Too bad cause that seems like the easiest method.

[colin2121]

Hi Marc,
Have a look at Sonic's diagram. It works the same as the cherry pipper.