Well done on bringing it all together at the end. At least you now know that it's worth fixing. Looks great as well.

You do know that the strings are supposed to go under the round bar at the front of the Bigsby? It's there to give you a decent break angle for the strings over the saddle.

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Have fun cutting the brass!