the50doctor Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 (edited) how do i center a new routing pattern for a tremolo on guitar? find center of old bridge? appreciate the help.......................... Edited July 15, 2005 by the50doctor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclej Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 measure and find the center of the neck pocket and the existing holes for the old pickups and make a small mark that won't be seen when you install your pickup rings or pick guard. run a piece of tape along the length of the guitar from the neck pocket to the tail end running along those marks and that's your center mark. find the center on your routing template and lay it down matching up with the edge of the tape..done deal. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 pickups may not be on, and neck pocket is kinda hard to extend properly with any accuracy, find the center of the existing bridge (hint:right between the D and G saddles ) or put a small machinest's square on the guitar and slide it up to either E string mark a line on the guitar at the bottom of the machinest's sqaure and find the center. get a long ruler and clamp it on the fingerboard using quick clamps ( the yellow one's from walmart) use a little ruler to center it at the nut and at the last fret, then it should extend thru the center of the guitar. I'd use all of those to find your "mean" center line of the body and go with what looks best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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