Looking at your pic and the one in the PB store I suspect the one nearest the PU cavity will be the one that's out but given that the PB kits are generally pretty good I wouldn't be surprised if this is a last one before knock off and they're both not outOriginally Posted by LeonJ
1+ On DK's reasoning. The PB kits tend to be pretty good, but I suspect that the factory uses templates for drilling, so even if the weekend did not begin a little early when this one was drilled if the template is off for one...
I try to dry-fit and check everything I can before finish (or glue!) goes on, on the logic that it's easier to deal with alignment problems at the beginning than at the end. In your case this is a low risk fix. If you don't get the alignment right the first time you can always re-dowel and re-drill and no one will ever know. I have a couple of archtops that needed re-drilling. They both got solid color tops that cover not just the factory "issues" but also my poorly executed first attempts at correcting those issues.
It never occurred to me that pushing the build diary might seem bureaucratic. If you go back and look at my first one (ESB-4) you'll see that folks tend to be helpful and kind even when it's clear that the builder is in over his head and has no idea what he's doing ;-)
The diary is a good place to work out problems before the fact, and get some advice before committing. I think when folks have posted mistakes in their build diaries, the most common response is "been there." I try to post my mistakes and hope that someone else may avoid making them. More practically, I have generally gotten suggestions about how to fix them that would not have occurred to me on my own.
In my day job, however, I have been working on a project to cut down on administrative burden. If it feels burdensome to you, no worries!
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