You want to get the screws in as flat as you can. If possible, pre drill.
the claw isn’t designed to sit hard up against the wall, it should sit on the rear of the screw heads.
you might have as much as 15 mm of screw exposed once it’s all set up and then you adjust as needed against the string tension to get the trek level.
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
Thanks FW. Yeah i only put up against the wall to show the difference of where i would have to screw / drill. So is it best to just centre the holes in both directions and go from there? At least then the claw shouldn't be on such an angle as it pops through the top of the cavity?
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Correct,, that’s how I’ve done it on mine and it sits nicely below the cover plate, which I also recessed.
FrankenLab
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Awesome, thanks FW. Get this in and i can think about lining up the neck and doing those screw holes.
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Now that i have the neck installed, i'm not 100% happy with the fit. Its really nice and tight (super happy with this) but there is still a 1 to 1.5mm gap between bottom of neck and the top of the pocket.
Could this be because the screw holes in the body are too small and not pulling the neck into the body properly? Things seemed to be flat with no rubbish in the pocket so not sure if screw holes or i guess just needs a little sanding to cater for a slight slant??
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Thought i might add a sneak peak at how its coming together...with next steps around fret levelling and cleaning etc before putting scratch plate back on and soldering. Bridge claw installed so just need to sit the bridge in when ready to string. Might put a string retainer in too.
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You’ll really want the string retainer bar, it helps keep tuning relatively stable. Unless you are dive bombing like a Stuka Squadron!
FrankenLab
Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
It would be diving Aces High style for me :-)
Yeah I reckon it might be a good investment!
Just need to sort out the small gap in neck pocket.
Do the screws bite at all anywhere in the pocket? You could try enlarging the screw holes just enough so they slide thru the holes in the body and only bite into the heel of the neck. That way you can ensure a tight pull, as it only has the neck to grab and pull into the pocket.
Yeah they bite a bit all the way through the body. As these were pre drilled I assumed they were the right size to begin with.
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