kenneth_b Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Greetings: How wide should the center block be for a semi-hollow body guitar? I'm using a tele bridge, which is a bit less than 3 1/4 inches wide. I was going to use a humbucker in the neck. I'm thinking 4 inches is plenty wide for all the hardware, and for routing a neck pocket. Advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 Trying to picture my old one in my mind. Seems OK to me, but I never measured the one in my Gibson Tennessean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay5 Posted September 25, 2004 Report Share Posted September 25, 2004 I would just do as wide as necessary to mount the bridge. The less material you leave the more acoustic volume you should get (more chance of feedback as well). In my gretsch semi-hollow project I decided to do away with all the material down the center except for a block directly under the bridge. I left adequet room for the neck pocket in front and a small heel block for a strap pin but otherwise everything else is gone. PRS uses this method on their archtops. What type of semihollow are you attempting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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