Spectrum13 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Thought I could do this in an hour. With a Rosewood fingerboard the black rings and darkish bridge had to go. #1 install wood pickup rings. Removed the pickups, removed the rings place some sandpaper on the top and rubbed until the bottom was concave. Tight fit so I had to remove some material on the inside of the rings to fit. #2 Had to fit the rings into the scratchplate. Not as easy as I thought. #3 install new super hard Patagonian Rosewood bridge. Still not done. This part took about two hours. Need to do it again. The wood is much harder than ebony. Even with all the sawdust thay came off the bottom current setup has the height adjusting wheels bottomed out. Like I said, more work to be done. #4 Install Ti Flat 12s. Intonate. #5 Play. How does it look?
FredZepp Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 It has the look of a custom "signature" model. Well done.... great looking results.
Guest HRB853370 Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 1. What was wrong with the original bridge? 2. Murphy's law: Nothing is as easy as it looks; everything takes longer than it should; if something can go wrong, something will go wrong. 3. Good luck.
fretless Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Really sweet ! What a cool bridge , close-up of that please !
DetroitBlues Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Looks great, can't wait to hear the finished product!
Steiner Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 That Sir is a mighty fine looking instrument! Nice work.
H Posted July 10, 2012 Posted July 10, 2012 Looks great It's always good to do a job that allows you to admire your handiwork afterwards
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