ngd!! well body at least!

[loversmoon]

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Thanks Convoys. I really dug that look too. its something you dont see everyday. so when it comes time to drill for the tremolo...would it be illogical to place the tremolo in place and mark it from the tremolo itself or should i buy one of these?? http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Te...st=3&xsr=15491

[Chris of Arabia]

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I stole it from where u posted it. put it in paint and then did what i wanted with the Fleur de lis. I think it looks decent in pic. pray it comes out that good in the end. Btw thanks!!

No problem at all. Try the Fleur De Lis at 90deg to the way you have it now. Can't work out in my head whether it would looks better that way round or not.

[loversmoon]

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I thought the same thing. when it arrives Ill move it around this way and that to see how it best looks.

[loversmoon]

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No problem at all. Try the Fleur De Lis at 90deg to the way you have it now. Can't work out in my head whether it would looks better that way round or not.

something like this you mean?

[Chris of Arabia]

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That was what I was thinking. Looking at that, I'm not sure it matters too much. It may makes more sense to look at it against the body itself and work from there.

[loversmoon]

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Yep. thats what i thought too. Ill be pullin my hair out when it comes time to drill holes in order to put that tremolo on.

[Dr. Vegetable]

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Those routing templates could be good, but beware that not all tremolo units have the same spacing for the mounting screws. It can be very fussy to try to use the trem plate itself as the pattern, since it may be hard to get it to stay in place. If you do that, you may want to drill one or two holes first, then put the screws in to hold it steady while you drill the rest.

You could also make your own template by taping a thin sheet of plexi to the trem plate, drilling out the guides, then tape it to the guitar for drilling the body.

Slow and steady wins the race.

[ItsaBass]

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Very cool!

Looks a lot like my first guitar, an '85 Japanese Strat:



Good luck with the assembly.

[Lazarus1140]

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[IMG] A bit nervous about drillin holes for the tremolo too..This is my first build. Live and learn ..trial and error. measure measure measure.

Listen to the voice of experience:


measure, measure, measure .... DRILL PRESS, DRILL PRESS, DRILL PRESS


You're welcome! Best of luck ... it's gonna look great!

[loversmoon]

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Listen to the voice of experience:


measure, measure, measure .... DRILL PRESS, DRILL PRESS, DRILL PRESS


You're welcome! Best of luck ... it's gonna look great!

as i dont have a drill press I may end up piecing everything together then having a shop install the tremolo

[Lazarus1140]

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I was drilling for the posts on a two point Wilkinson and my bit drifted ... maybe I wasn't paying attention. Anyway, now I have a post hole to move in an otherwise perfectly good body. Probably a drill press wouldn't have saved me due to my impatience.

[loversmoon]

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I just remembered i do have a hand held dremel with a nice guard. that might do the trick. as far as making sure i drill straight.

[Dr. Vegetable]

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I just remembered i do have a hand held dremel with a nice guard. that might do the trick. as far as making sure i drill straight.

For less than $40 you can get a dremel press stand that is a great accessory to have on hand.

[loversmoon]

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Oh wow. Mini Drill press coming my way!

[ItsaBass]

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Invaluable tool for those who work on guitars:



Not necessarily that one, but a similar type of drill guide.