Tindrrels IB-6S

[Tindrrel]

I'm not quite sure what look I'm after. I liked how it looked after a wipe with turps - Previously mentioned: http://i.imgur.com/c1rhhpJ.jpg. Still need to decide between the Amber and the Burning Sun stains - arriving in the mail tomorrow.

[pablopepper]

Is this the sort of top you apply any grain popping to? Is it likely to be thick enough veneer to sand back the dark dye?

It'll accentuate the flaming, but the spalting pattern will get hidden to a degree. Also, much less of a 3d effect.

[Tindrrel]

Laying all the parts out, doing a partial mock build.

There's a lot more movement in the neck pocket than the IB-5 kit that I'm also working on. (I say a lot, but the IB-5 had almost none, it was pretty snug.)

Results in about a centimetre difference at the tip of the headstock. I guess I'll need to be wary of the angle when I mark out the neck bolt holes. Clamp bridge and strings and then neck.

Similar to the IB-5, the neck washers could use a little more depth.

They're nicer flush, but it also gives the screw more thread reach to go into the neck heel.

With the IB-5 I used a bore to drill the holes deeper, but still had to use a dremel to flatten out the bottom of the hole. This time I'll proably just use the dremel. The bore changes the size of the centre hole entry slightly.

[Tindrrel]

Turns out the bridge has a pretty horrible paint job on it.



Considering swapping in one of the Hipshot A style bridges. Then doing through body stringing with ferrules on the back.

[GeneralKaos]

The hipshot bridges are very nice. Nice and smooth, quality pieces.

[Tindrrel]

If I'm figuring this right...

The provided bridge string spacing is 75mm across, 15mm between strings. I actually think it's fractionally less.

That puts it smaller than any of the hipshot bridges. Their smallest 6 string bridge being 83mm.

The fretboard at the heel is 81.5mm across, so a 83mm spacing is not going to work.

(Allparts quick release 6 string bridge is 80mm, Gotoh 6 string is 90mm, Schaller gets down to 78mm.)

Guess I'll stick with the provided bridge.

[GeneralKaos]

The hipshots have adjustable spacing, should be able to fit it. I have two five stringers with the "A" style bridges on them.....

[Tindrrel]

81 mm fretboard means 3 mm from centre of string to edge using a 75mm bridge if placed equidistant (which it probably wouldn't be but I don't think it matters for the example).

The hipshot 6 string bridge is 83 mm. The outside saddles would both have to move 4 mm to reach 75 mm spacing. Seems unlikely.

On a different note. I wonder if anyone has any experience cleaning up the paint job on a bridge. Either re spraying it or sanding out the bubbly paint?

[pablopepper]

If you've got access to a sandblaster or know someone who does, that would strip that rough paint in no time. Otherwise, you could just do it by hand until it's smooth and respray it, no need to get it all off. Make sure you get some metal appropriate paint though.

[bargeloobs]

If you've got access to a sandblaster or know someone who does, that would strip that rough paint in no time. Otherwise, you could just do it by hand until it's smooth and respray it, no need to get it all off. Make sure you get some metal appropriate paint though.

I thought of a sandblaster too but I reckon paint stripper might be a less invasive way to go. That will get everything off and give you a nice clean canvas to respray.