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Most of them are rescues/fosters.
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Anyway, it starts to come off with elbow grease and isopropyl... maybe I should go straight to paint thinner instead.
Still a long way to go, but the spruce is starting to reveal itself again and this should give a good base for a appropriate finish that shows its age
Also, there is a slight bellying of the top under the bridge. Part of me is tempted to fit a bridge doctor tosolve that and take away many of the string tension worries that come with these things.
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(I'm not a believer in using high string tension to 'drive the top', unless the guitar is designed and built specifically for it.)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
*That's on a 25" scale length, this is 24.5" so slightly lower.
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https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/248019/wezv-building-an-electric-with-the-laser-cutter#latest
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I've roughly shaped it, lots more carving to do. it's slightly oversize compared to the original, but not by much.
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Looking at the bridge, I'm tempted to fill the exting string holes and move the pins back a bit from their original location.
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I've also put some cleats on the inside. They look a little random, but the aim is to not have then all sitting perfectly in line along the same grain, or that becomes the location of the next split.
I've also cleaned up the back edge ready for the plate to be glued back on
But obviously it doesn't quite fit now.
It's not far out, and I may be able to align it all during clamping... but this wood is very old and brittle so that becomes a bit riskier. It's time to do some dry clamping and see what will and won't work
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I've cut a load of 15mm circles from this acetal rod.
Not a bad size match for the original buttons
As a test I drilled a quick hole into one, warmed uo the shaft and pushed the button on. It's wonky because I hand drilled and didn't push it all the way on, but it is actually on very firmly, so I'm happy this material will work well
The next test is if I can discolour it. Seems like I can with a quick test with colron scratch filler.
Not an exact match for the old ones, but I think this will work well.
Next I will make a jig for drilling and shaping so I can fit them properly.
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