No problem. If Mark can let me know I'll take the Schaller bridge off eBay/Reverb. I'll also send up my "bread-knife's" old Yoga mat - either to make peace with Carol or use as nice new gripper pad &#...

Hi and welcome @brad_nc sorry I’m late to the party...I’m sure you are going to have fun. Love the pickguard on the tele..

Sorry that’s should be front and back of the guitar. Sorry for the confusion.

It may be salvageable if you have the split part at the front and top of the guitar Once the back has been glued on you trim quite a bit off the front section so all may not be lost. As you can see h...

Attachment : image.png Ouch - that's not nice! Even if that was repaired/repairable, I'd always be worried about it being a weak point and prone to splitting again. So your plan is to reduce the d...

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@rajbcpa Have you got a photo to post. Mark did a demo on this during last weeks live stream about how to cope with a split side. It's not always a disaster.

....so after the retail seller, a ny manufacturer refused to take it back, i'm considering splitting [ripping] both sides using a table saw... so a 6" wide kit will become a 3.5" wide kit... ,,,wha...

what sort of pickup config did you have in mind for sparkly? I see it's routed for H-S-H - is that your preference? @tv101 It is routed like that so it can accommodate a few different configurations...

hmm, I think @eddie6string is friends with Tim Mills so maybe he could ask? Maybe not, just a thought... @mattbeels Yeah good thinking. There are some fantastic colour choices to be made (and a lot o...

Having said that, just looking around my "box of stuff" I have a Schaller "Vintage" trem currently on eBay/Reverb but it's 2-post not 6-screw. I'll take them down and send that if you can make use of ...

@tv101 I think Mark is a master of the understatement. Whack is probably the technical term for precise fitting.

I do like a thinline and that looks great, well done.

Mark / Carol probably have more influence with some of the pickup makers - and even hardware suppliers - given the amounts that they must buy? I'm guessing they'd get better (trade) prices than we co...

Might be a good idea as they are "bigger" and could possibly accommodate donations more than the smaller "boutique" makers

We should also lobby a few UK pickup makers Maybe Bareknuckle too?

We should also lobby a few UK pickup makers: Monty's; House of Tone; Creamery; Fletcher; Oil City, to name but a few. Even if they're not free, a discount would be welcomed, I'm sure. Six String Suppl...

lobby Wudtone for them to donate a bridge assembly, that would be a great addition to your build. That is a great idea and a very generous offer @rashdown_online Ill be talking to Mark and Carol soo...