If you can find my TLA-1R diary I have a photo of my drill press "contraption" to reach far enough for the string through holes etc
If you can find my TLA-1R diary I have a photo of my drill press "contraption" to reach far enough for the string through holes etc
Build #1 - ST-1 - Completed
Build #2 - LP-1SS - Completed
Build #3 - TLA-1R - Completed
Build #4 - SGD-612 - Completed
Build #5 - ES-1G - Completed
Build #6 - STA-1HT | Completed
Build #7 - ST1JR - Completed
Current Build #8 - JBA-4
Build #9 - Semi-scratch build Tele x 2 - Completed
Current Build #10 - PRS-1H
Current Build #11 - AGJR-1 - Completed
Current Build #12 - ATL-1SB
Current Build #13 - GST-1
Current Build #14 - FBM-1
Found that post. Oh, the magic of Google. Not applicable to my type of drill, unfortunately.
My jig worked almost all of the way until I got too confident and didn't double check the location of my last hole and misplaced it by about .5 mm. Arrrghh!!! Used a dowel to plug the mislaligned hole and drilled it again in the right place. Ferrules are not spaced exactly perfectly but it's quite close.
Next, the mock build.
Neck and strings are in and I have a problem. Neck angle is not right. Even with a concave bow, strings are touching the 22nd fret. I could try to raise the saddles very high to make up for it but it doesn't sound like the correct fix. Should I shim the neck or should I shave the neck pocket at the correct angle (sounds hard to do)? Any body here had to deal with that?
Last edited by mcamelo; 30-12-2018 at 01:47 PM.
If you are already touching at 22nd fret a shim only raises the fretboard even higher so that probably won't work.
On both my Tele's i had to sand down between 5mm to 7mm in the neck pocket on both to make them playable.
Best to check measure height on a similar store bought guitar to act as a reference point.
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