Well, I think I've just about completed the majority of the sanding. I'm leaving rounding off the edges until all of the drilling etc is complete, just so I don't bump it and dent the body before it's ready to be spray finished. Today I marked out the nut and bridge positions, using the Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches (628.65mm). Taking into account that I'm using a wraparound bridge the final dimension from edge of nut to centre of mounting studs comes to 630.191mm according to www.stewmac.com fret calculator. Once I marked this on in pencil I could gauge where to install the knobs and where to router for the control cavity - looks like it could be quite tight!
Marking out using a long steel rule.
Control positions.
Once the position of the bridge was established, I could begin checking the control positions.
Machine head positions.
I need to work out the position of these so that they don't clash or sit badly when I cut back the headstock to 15mm thick.
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