(The reason for the pale bikini/tan line between the three post positions is that the maple veneer has been scraped flat in that area so the hipshot bridge will sit flat, and in the centre is scraped right through the veneer.)
The centreblock wood is amazingly soft: I had to deepen the pocket for the pickup ears of one, and I could do it easily and quickly just scraping it with a chisel...Not as soft as typical modelling balsa, but much softer than say cedar.
Does that all make sense,or does anything need clarifying?
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