Interesting I’ve never seen a string break at the bridge on any instrument I guess on acoustic instruments it is indeed not a common issue. So yeah I can definitely see where you are coming from.On electric guitars , however,…   Read more»

it is for a little girl after all

She will be so happy with this! Nice job @Boo!

True but it is a potent string break point. I think some of the old 50s and 60s designs have a lot of room for improvement  @rocknroller912 I dont think string break is the issue, but tuning stability is. String…   Read more»

@darrenking That looks amazing! Well done !

Hi @c-cap. Welcome to the forum of our wonderful community!My first scratch build was also a telecaster. So go ahead, it is not harder to build. In my opinion, you should go for a bolt on in that case :-)I…   Read more»

it will be rubbing on the side on the nut slot which isn’t good for tuning. @rocknroller912 Well on a Les  Paul, none of the strings are ligning up with the nut. You just have to cut the nut with…   Read more»

You could plug the hole and drill again where you wnt it. If you don’t move it too far, the washer will cover the repair   @Robin Yes indeed. I ‘ll decide that just before final sanding and finishing