Sorry, asked about this on the ol' Radar and have forgotten the advice I received.
Having decided to stick with the horrible body on my mid-80s Tokai breezy, I will probably need to sort out a problem. Three of the screw holes have been drilled so close to the control or pickup cavity that they are basically falling apart:
Hopefully you should just be able to make out what I mean.
Given that I am considering replacing the electronics (the 500k pots aren't right, so I thought I'd do the whole loom, possibly with a 4-way switch) I'm at risk of what little wood remains falling off and the whole control plate falling off!
I have plugged strap button holes in guitars using toothpicks and wood glue but I can't see that working here as I assume they need to be surrounded by wood to set strong enough to be re-drilled. I'd be glad to be wrong and my knowledge of woodwork is roughly on a par with my knowledge of 16th Century Dutch sock design. Arguably less.
Any suggestions as to the best way to deal with it?
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