@peter-c-f Thanks for that. I agree and upon closer inspection, even if the hole size has increased, the screw in part of the stud is still unaltered. Therefore if the posts holes are centred correctly the relative position of the…   Read more»

@stephen-hayes Shouldn’t make any difference, the bridge sits on a post, which is 8mm I believe, and has the same centre as the post and post hole. So, as long as the holes are marked correctly it will be OK….   Read more»

@marcel gorgeous spalting. Like the horns and body shape.

3rd update: covered the truss rod with pieces of wood and sanded the surfaces smooth

Then carved the dove joint and recess for the neck extension

Due to the truss rod being a tad long, I…   Read more»

hollowed it out, on the real one I’ll do this first before gluing on the wings, it’d be much easier, it’s now a lot lighter weight and sounds pretty good when you tap it.

Without knowing anything about the instructions you are using, I would say that if measurements are to the centerline of the hole, the size of the hole will not make a difference re scale length.   Happy to be corrected…   Read more»