Tommy Lloyd Custom Fender Stratocaster
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Plugging the original bridge swivel screw holes

 


Flatting off the small wooden plugs with a Dremel

 


The levelled plugs prior to filling & sanding

 


Plugs filled an flatted, they'll be painted up after the bridge position is marked out

 


Making tape for marking out the now bridge position

 


 


To make sure the bridge is in the right place the neck is temp fitted to mark out the scale length of 25.5"

 

 


The bridge wouldn't come far enough forward to get the right scale length so the cavity it fits into had to be cut out
more on it's leading edge and the neck pocket had to be taken back slightlty.  This isn't going to be that easy a job - nothing fits!!  

 


Here the neck is being set to centre so the bridge can be marked out at 90 deg to the centreline

 


Note the wedges in the neck pocket?  The neck is a very sloppy fit and will have to have small wooden shims made to tighten
 it when it gets fitted properly

 


Gettng ready to drill out the hole for the new bridge posts with a flat bottomed Forstenr bit

 

 


New bridge posts fitted - hopefully in the right place!


More to follow soon