Hi Simon,

Thanks so much for the information that's really useful to know, I'll definitely follow that advice in not removing the binding and just taping it when painting the body and then addressing the binding afterwards.

Your guitar looks great, I notice it has a trapeze tailpiece, was that something you requested when ordering the kit, or did you order and install it separately. Mine has come with an anchor and stud tailpiece, the holes have been pre-drilled for that as shown in the link to the original kit. Do you think it would be possible to put a trapeze tailpiece on instead and then plug and sand the existing holes?

I was also thinking of moving the output jack on to the side of the body rather than the front, as it's a hollowbody that should be straightforward I'm hoping.