I needed to make a "handle" to hold the body while I paint it, so I figured I'd use that as template to transfer the neck bolt hole positions from the old body to the new one, and if that didn't work, I could just plug and re-drill.Originally Posted by Simon Barden
So I fitted the "handle" to old body, put marks on it using the neck bolts through the holes, drilled them out, fitted the handle to new body, used the holes and bolts to make marks on the new body, and then drilled them out.
That seems to have worked OK. Before I mark out where the bridge goes, I'd be grateful for confirmation that my neck placement is OK. The neck is a very snug fit in the pocket, though the treble side of the pocket isn't a straight route, so there's a bit of a gap. Also, the neck itself slightly overhangs the body on the bass side.
Does this look OK, or should I try to reshape the pocket? I should have noticed this before I drilled the bolt holes, but that's hindsight for you.
Cheers, Jon.
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