STA-1M 1st build total (k)noob

[DrNomis_44]

Fair enough! Im 5 foot 7 and an arf, but I weight (to many) kilos
and here is something I have used for many years and is fanfarkingTastic, simple, to the point and gets used often!
http://wscope.com/convert.htm

I didn't even know that website existed, cheers for that, I've got it bookmarked now.

[soundguy4033]

Latest update, as seen the whole thing has been assembled and I was in the process of setting up.
After much mucking around, I decided that the bridge was too far forward (as in too close to the neck), I was trying to get the G string somewhere near an A on the 2nd fret (therefore having in tune E, A, and D chords)
I had the saddle screwed all the way back and I was still about 20 cents off.
Whats he gunna do I hear you ask!
OK,, simplest remedy, drill out the screwholes, bung in some 6mm dowel, a quick coat of timbermate and a sand.

I filled the screw holes for the bash plate so I can move that back and have an even gap between it and the bridge and the base of the neck.
After some consideration I think Ill move it back by about 4mm.
My original mistake was to locate the bridge to have no gap between it and the bashplate.

[soundguy4033]

I didn't even know that website existed, cheers for that, I've got it bookmarked now.

BTW doc, that link is for a download, its a tiny little program (500ish K) I just leave it on the desktop.

[wokkaboy]

nice fix Soundguy, so was the bridge flush with the bottom of the pickguard ? That colour on the ash is making that grain pop nicely.
With any luck hopefully the bridge plate hides the dowels anyway

[soundguy4033]

nice fix Soundguy, so was the bridge flush with the bottom of the pickguard ? That colour on the ash is making that grain pop nicely.
With any luck hopefully the bridge plate hides the dowels anyway

Thanks Wok, depending on how far I move the bridge the plate does hide the dowels, or at very worst only a mm is exposed, but I doubt anyone (else)would ever notice.
And yeah the bridge was nice and flush, when I drilled the screw holes I didnt check the back, before the base of the bridge was hard up against the front edge of the route, so the tremelo could only pitch down.