This is what we're dealing with, this is the stock bridge pushed up hard against the north side of the trem cavity, with a measurement of 332.3.Originally Posted by wokkaboy
As you can see it's clearly falling short on the bridge end.
This is what we're dealing with, this is the stock bridge pushed up hard against the north side of the trem cavity, with a measurement of 332.3.
As you can see it's clearly falling short on the bridge end.
Last edited by bargeloobs; 09-04-2015 at 11:18 AM.
no worries Barge, I've got a mates ST-1M build on the go at the moment so I'll check the scale length of that and post distances tonight. Whats the nut to 12th fret distance again (can't read it in the small photos)? I always mix up the F and G type scales
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Very, very nice Bargey! Loving the red!
Sorry, stuffed up, the nut to 12 fret measurement is 320.3
Cheers man, that's Nullarbor Ochre believe it or not, pretty red huh???
so a difference of about 12mm further 12th to bridge Barge, presume thats to the heavy E string saddle ?
thats odd and way too much. I'll check tonight.
Is that a GMC wood lathe in the background of one of your earlier pics ? I got one stashed in the shed I haven't fired up yet
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Nah, disregard that first number I gave (332.3) it was wrong. 320.3 is the magic number so it's not terribly far away at the bridge but far enough to be a problem.
Yeah mate GMC, I got given it, I haven't even got chisels for it yet, one day.
Last edited by bargeloobs; 09-04-2015 at 11:45 AM.
Hey Barge , I love strats ,but love what you've done with the shape looks fantastic . I was going to type earlier but been too busy reading your build. Well done looks great. The veneer, binding all looking the mutts nuts. What router did you use Barge ,it looks like the Ryobi one made by AEG. I'll have to ask Craig if he could make me some clear router base plates . Keep up the great work .youve been quiet for a time ,took it you were laying down some new tracks. Keep up the great work love it .
no worries Barge, well looks like you got to move the bridge closer to the bottom of the guard, hope there's a workaround or you may need to plug the holes and re-drill the pivot holes closer.
I got some wood lathe chisels, keen to fire up the lathe one day, haven't found a reason yet to cut any round objects yet
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
I cheers man. To be honest the build wasn't really working out the way I'd planned and I was getting dejected so I gave it a break for a bit and concentrated on the some music.
I'm liking where it's headed now though, although I'm not looking forward to having to re-rout shit at this stage of the game.
That router is a "Rok" it was pretty cheap but seems to serve it's purpose. I would definitely rec those clear router bases, it makes it soooo much easier.
Just to change the subject, here's my latest mix/master effort for the new album Kimball, see what you reckon...
https://soundcloud.com/nonskidblondes/butterfly-lace
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