DMS-1 - mustang/duo-sonic short scale

[OliSam]

Looking Schmick Oli, I like the streamlining of the neck plate by recessing it into the guitar body.

Thanks mate. It was you and Sonic that were my inspiration.
As i stalk your builds and his shoegazer i wonder how to smooth out the back of the neck join.
This was my attempt at being as cool as you two


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[OliSam]

Oh man. This is bad.
I put the bridge in to check string alignment.
Two screws broke whilst screwing them in! They werent even tight so it couldnt have been my overtightening that broke them.
So a 5 screw bridge is only being held in by 3 screws.

Any idea of what i can do to get them out as theyre down in the timber.



Feeling a little worried about this now


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[king casey]

If it was me....

I'd get the smallest drill bit and start drilling the remainder of the screw out.
Probably increasing the size periodically but make sure not to go bigger than the bit used to drill the hole.

'If it was me'


cheers, Mark.

[FrankenWashie]

Thanks mate. It was you and Sonic that were my inspiration.
As i stalk your builds and his shoegazer i wonder how to smooth out the back of the neck join.
This was my attempt at being as cool as you two


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LOL! Don’t emulate me, you’ll never get anything finished! 🤣🤣

[Sonic Mountain]

Oh man. This is bad.
I put the bridge in to check string alignment.
Two screws broke whilst screwing them in! They werent even tight so it couldnt have been my overtightening that broke them.
So a 5 screw bridge is only being held in by 3 screws.

Any idea of what i can do to get them out as theyre down in the timber.



Feeling a little worried about this now


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Oh bugger. Yes a lot of the hardware is made out of Chinesium. It's very important to drill pilot holes and lubricate the threads with wax or something.

Your best bet is do probably do what King suggested and carefully drill them. The material is soft, but the bit will still prefer to bite the wood. Otherwise you could dig around it enough to get some pliers on and wind them out. Mark where the bridge is so you don't damage any exposed areas. Then if it were me I would drill a nice, larger hole and glue and plug with dowel, then re drill a pilot hole.

It's annoying, but this is also typical of the challenges with kit builds, you are not the first! It's a setback not a disaster.

Thanks mate. It was you and Sonic that were my inspiration.
As i stalk your builds and his shoegazer i wonder how to smooth out the back of the neck join.
This was my attempt at being as cool as you two


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Hey don't put that ju-ju on us lol.

[OliSam]

Oh bugger. Yes a lot of the hardware is made out of Chinesium. It's very important to drill pilot holes and lubricate the threads with wax or something.

Your best bet is do probably do what King suggested and carefully drill them. The material is soft, but the bit will still prefer to bite the wood. Otherwise you could dig around it enough to get some pliers on and wind them out. Mark where the bridge is so you don't damage any exposed areas. Then if it were me I would drill a nice, larger hole and glue and plug with dowel, then re drill a pilot hole.

It's annoying, but this is also typical of the challenges with kit builds, you are not the first! It's a setback not a disaster.

youre not kidding about Chinesium... the body came with drilled holes in the body where the bridge goes so they were going in quite easily.....oh well....
I was worried that they were not drilled in straight or perhaps at the wrong scale length.
As it turns out they were all in teh right spots, straight strings and correct scale length.

Regarding remediation, I think that if i was to use a small drill bit like the King suggested i would need a drill press to keep everything steady ..but i dont have one and as such i think that I will go your suggestion of a big hole and a plug.
very scary.
good point about keeping it all under the bridge also. that way i can make it kind of large-ish and plug it with some solid wood.

NAMES AND DECALS!
I am going to name this guitar in honour of a special song.
It is called Bellbottoms by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.
These guys made a big impression on me when i was younger..and i still love their stuff......when seen live theyre totally bonkers.

a few waterslide ideas..



and this is the song!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZzVmGuUYQg


If you dont know JSBX you may still know the song from this movie which i think was quite popular. Baby Driver.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so85J_-Ww24

[FrankenWashie]

Drift over to the lab, We can lock it down in the drill press and sort it out.


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[OliSam]

Drift over to the lab, We can lock it down in the drill press and sort it out.


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Thanks so much for the offer mate but ive just got back from the green shed.
1.8m of 6mm tazzie oak dowel $3
Pack of brass timber screws $3

Keep an ear out as you may hear me crying from a looooong w ay away


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[OliSam]

Do you think i could drill a hole straight?
Even with full concentration?
No way.
As i drilled with a 5.5mm bit there was a lot of screw filings coming out with the wood. Thats to be expected i suppose.
And i went down a half millimetre on the drill bit as i expected that i would wobble and the 6mm dowel would then fit nicely.
The dowel was wobbly when i pressed it in so i coated it with glue and hammered it back in.
Tighter now. Phew! Crisis averted.
Not as clean as i would have hoped but it is covered by the bridge.

So here is a shot of the progress...


Then hammering in the dowel





I think ill assemble it tonight and see how it goes.


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[FrankenWashie]

Do you think i could drill a hole straight?
Even with full concentration?
No way.
As i drilled with a 5.5mm bit there was a lot of screw filings coming out with the wood. Thats to be expected i suppose.
And i went down a half millimetre on the drill bit as i expected that i would wobble and the 6mm dowel would then fit nicely.
The dowel was wobbly when i pressed it in so i coated it with glue and hammered it back in.
Tighter now. Phew! Crisis averted.
Not as clean as i would have hoped but it is covered by the bridge.

So here is a shot of the progress...


Then hammering in the dowel





I think ill assemble it tonight and see how it goes.


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ooooofff😳😬 I would have recommended a drill guide or something over the hole to keep things squared. But it’s did, the plugs are in, now we wait!