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Thanks Brian. That’s good advice. I’ll do that before ripping it all out and starting again.

@brie MDF really has no structural integrity to resist breaking. I’m not surprised to hear a chunk came off when trying to separate 2 pieces held on by double sided tape. Also some double sided tape are almost a permanent…   Read more»

  @brie, sometimes it can be enough just to sink the top of the bridge posts into the body.  Most posts have a…   Read more»

@brie  I’ve often pondered the question of sinking a bridge into the body as an alternative to achieving an accurate neck back angle to give a nice low string action. Seems viable to me but , as I’m just starting…   Read more»

@brie I accidently missed the neck angle on my first guitar and the solution was making a 2mm deep recess under the wraparound bridge. I made the recess larger, with rounded corners and it turned out well. It looks like…   Read more»

Good job @brie keep it up you are doing nice!

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A good start, my favourite headstock style.

@brie Nice job man, you’ve broken the seal now, no going back. 😆👍

Welcome @brie
I joined as a member about a year ago and have built a couple of electric guitars with the help of the course and great answers in this forum. I am sure you will enjoy the experience.
 

@brie Welcome Brian, I look forward to seeing what you come up with. Building guitars from scratch will increase your addiction, be careful it doesn’t bankrupt you. 😆  Seriously though, just have fun and enjoy the learning process, you’ll soon…   Read more»