Hey guys,
While the STA-1M is curing I thought I'd get started on the IB-5.
I'm still waiting on the Dingotone and custom bone nut but I've got a fair bit to do before I started finishing anyway.
There are a few dents in the wood that I've got to fix:
I read that these can be fixed by covering the dents with some water, putting a paper towel on top and using a hot iron till the water was all evaporated.
The control cavity isn't deep enough and the pots don't come out enough:
The kit came pre-drilled for headstock and bridge and they must have had their template wrong for the headstock... The side with 3x is okay, but the one with 2x looks very weird. I'll have to fill this one (with a toothpick maybe?) and re-drill:
On the bottom left side of the body, there seems to be a tiny piece of wood that has been glued to finish the shape. THe glue is just too visible and that won't work. (no photo)
And finally the part where the bridge is going is really not flat, so I'll have to level that down:
Also I want gold hardware instead of black, so I've ordered gold replacement parts for everything. Thank you eBay!
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