Hello, that Tele is really nice. I’m in Northamptonshire too but haven’t made a guitar yet.....just one kit!

@chrisot Very nice work Chris and welcome to the forum.

Nice guitars there Chris, and what a tidy workshop.

Welcome Chris. Very nice guitars. Cheers Russ 🙂🎸🎶🙏

Hi Folks, I took up guitar making when I retired a few years ago. My first guitar was a classical acoustic that I made under the guidance of Andy Davidson, a luthier in Totnes, Devon. I spent a few we...

@boo They're a very secretive and quirky band from Sweden. They don't tour often so if you ever get a chance I would grab it. They tend to play festival dates rather than doing their own tours. Ƕ...

Thats a neat solution to the pillar drill problem. How comfortable is it to play? @robin It’s just as comfortable as most other guitars really. It does give you an extra option of playing it in a dif...

@boo as you know, the pillar is normally on the way. Thats a neat solution to the pillar drill problem. How comfortable is it to play?

@steveadams but finally worked out a method It's all part of the fun.

@robin I had the smae thing when I made my first telecaster..the string through holes are a total nightmare and the throat on my pillar drill was too short as well... I sweated over that one!! but fin...

@steveadams I had a bit of a learning opportunity when I fitted my bridge. I had drilled my test hole on a bit of scrap using my pillar drill, the post fitted perfectly. When went to drill the body, ...

@steveadams No problem, that’s what we are all here for. Like @robin has just said, you don’t need to worry about those intonation measurements with this bridge as they are already built into the brid...

@robin Thanks very much...appreciate your help.... cheers Steve

Brad point drill bits are key. Pilot holes if not a brad point is crucial. and aligning the bridge for a brief visual aspect to make sure before final drilling. Post some pics once you get done with y...

@clinton Just like @boo...brilliant and clear answer...really appreciate all of you taking the time and effort to help.... yes, I will be testing more than a couple of times on scrap!! Cheers Steve

@boo wow....perfect...thank you so much....totally answered my questions as I was also a bit confused between the hard edge of the bridge and the actual fixed saddle positions... I've fitted a few tel...

Hi Steve You also mention that the bridge should be offset from the scale length line by 1.5mm and 4.5mm, Just as Boo and Clinton said, your line at 6mm from the scale line is where you drill your p...

Trevor Wilkinson is a smart man. With that type of wrap around bridge, mark out 6mm from the scale lenght which you already did. That line is the mark of your bridge posts where you will drill based o...

and this is where I'm confused by the 6mm line. @steveadams Hey Steve, watch this video. Hope it helps, this is what I did. The bridge does not need to go on an angle for the intonation, that is buil...

Hi Mark/Guys Not sure if you saw my direct message Mark, but I thought I would post here too.. I'm watching the video on aligning the bridge but I'm afraid I got a bit confused...I've attached a few i...