@nsj It may end up being the solution, but I’m going to try other ways (see my reply to Dan). Everything is a learning experience. The beer definitely helped, so I think I might have another one, some chicken curry…   Read more»

@liebe Thanks Dan, the beer has definitely helped🤣 Your experiences are encouraging, didn’t want to end up with a repair I would see every time I pick up the guitar!! What I think I’m going to do is continue routing,…   Read more»

Nice one Dan, well done!!👍😃🎸
You’re inspiring me to get the lead out and get on with my build, just started on the body, control and pickup cavities routed, no going back now!!🤣👍🎸

@tyreman Try using a tap and dye set to recut the thread where you can access it, it might just get it to work.

@stephen-hayes Just as a matter of interest, I measured the dimensions of the bridge posts I have:
Ribbed part 12.25 diameter
Non ribbed part 11.5mm
Post that the bridge sits on 7.6mm.
I imagine these are made to fairly fine tolerances.👍😃

@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»

@tv101 Respect,sir!!👍😃
Often wondered if I should have a go at something like that, would probably end up with an awesome sound – most likely BANG!!🤣🤣👍

For more info on tamarind wood try the Wood Database on wood-database.com
I find it a really useful source of info about wood.
👍😃🎸

Hi again Dan, I was getting ready to install the truss rod on my neck today and thought I should check the ability to get an Allen key in to the adjuster, make the necessary adjustments and get the tool…   Read more»

Welcome to the forum, I’m looking forward to seeing what you will be building. Enjoy the journey 👍
Sounds like there’s quite a few of us scattered around Scotland, I’m on the northeast coast near Montrose.
AwRaBest
Brian.

Hi Kalimar, You’re right, you just have to watch carefully, measure the amount of material that needs to be removed and adjust the depth of cut accordingly and in small increments. I stopped before the cut reached the line at…   Read more»

@dhawkes1gmail-com Hi Dan, I’m about the same stage as you in the build and had the same problem. What I did was enlarge the area where the adjuster sits. I marked it out carefully and then used wood chisels to…   Read more»

Hi Arif, Welcome to the forum, you’re sure to find answers to your questions here and Mark’s courses are great. So you live in Dubai, don’t think I would recognise the place these days, must be over 20 years since…   Read more»

If the links you mention are “Dimensions “ and “What you need”, they are not links but just headings found further down the page below the video pane in each lesson, or at least they are in the pages I’m…   Read more»

@swepri Of course, why didn’t I think of that, I do generally tend to make things more complicated than I need to, one of the consequences of overthinking things!!🤣🤣
Thanks for the confirmation sweeping, much appreciated 👍😃🎸

I don’t have any experience of fan fretted guitars and would bow to the greater knowledge of anyone that does. Would I be right in thinking that each string would have it’s own scale length and that could be determined…   Read more»

The specs for most of the jigs are given on the relevant lesson page either in “what you need” or in “dimensions”. I made the headstock angle jig to the dimensions given and reckon the angle to be about 9degrees…   Read more»

@kalimar Hi and welcome to the forums, like you I’m just started on my first scratch build, so a bit nervous and excited about the journey ahead. There’s lots of great advice to be had from experienced builders right here…   Read more»

@stephen-hayes  
Housework can earn brownie points which can be spent on guitar building time🔨🎸🤣
As for the centre line paranoia, I find regular medication helps🍻👍🤣