Ar-Pharazon Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Firstly I would like to apologise for not having any actual pictures to demonstrate what I am trying to fix... I don't have a digital camera. Anyhoo, here’s the situation. I have acquired a mahogany body. Its previous owner seems to have tried to route the pickups by hand (without a template) and has got it all quite wrong. Also, the body was originally drilled for a hard-tail Les Paul style, but since the body is a Jem copy with an all access joint, I thought I would fit it with a decent Floyd or Low-Pro. The only real problem I have with this is that the bridge pickup is routed in completely the wrong place (further down the body than Jem – nearer the pots). I am wondering if it is worth blocking up the cavity and attempting to route it properly (the pick guard would cover the other stuff-ups). If done properly, would this affect the chances of fitting the floating tremolo (the posts would be fairly close to the blocking…would this weaken the area)? Any thoughts... I’ve included a pic of the current state of the body. The red is where the cavity was placed, rather wrong if you ask me : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki swordsman Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 if it was me i'd cut a block of wood about the same shape, glue it in and fill the gaps with a quality wood filler edit-i mean a block of wood that will cover the section your not gonna rout later anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ar-Pharazon Posted August 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 Thats pretty much what I was going to do. I was just finding out if the tremolo was do-able considering the blocks proximity to the future post holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ki swordsman Posted August 21, 2004 Report Share Posted August 21, 2004 i think it'd be ok but i'd try to get the replacement wood as close as possible to a flush shape near the posts just so your not relying on woodfiller for strength Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ar-Pharazon Posted August 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 could be fun... the edges of the cavity are rather rounded, but I'll give it a try. Just takes more sanding to fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 I filled in a floyd route so i could put a kahler on the guitar. i used this tutorial, but only used epoxy no wood glue. Worked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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