Tom Inserts And Finishing?

[Mickguard]

This may seem like a weird question, but here goes...

I'm getting ready to place the inserts for the bridge on my project...then I'll be ready to do the finish.

So when do you insert the inserts?

I mean, commonsense tells me to drill the holes, do the finish and only push the inserts in AFTER the guitar has been polished.

But maybe that's wrong?

[thegarehanman]

That's how I do it. If you want to string it up before you finish it to make sure everything is copesetic, you can put the bushings in now and pull them out before you finish.

[Mickguard]

Okay, that's what I was wondering...

Although I know I won't have the heart to string it up first...I'll be shaking too hard...better let it sit for a month or more letting the finish dry before facing the reality (catastrophe?) of what I've done....

[thegarehanman]

Is it worth the effort of finishing it if it's going to snap? I really don't think it's going to snap. I say, go take a swig of the poison of your liking(has to be some kind of hard liquer, none of your candy @$$ french wine), and string it up.

[Mickguard]

Is it worth the effort of finishing it if it's going to snap? I really don't think it's going to snap. I say, go take a swig of the poison of your liking(has to be some kind of hard liquer, none of your candy @$$ french wine), and string it up.

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Oh I'm more into a nice old single malt Islay...or cheap beer and bourbon.

But yeah, I know I should...and I probably will...but still....guess a few shots will help...got some sanding to do in the meantime...

[thegarehanman]

Listen idch, if the neck joint snaps, you could always get your kid to piss on it like you did with your metal tele pickguard.

[marksound]

[Mattia]

I drill holes, finish, clear out excess gunk from holes, THEN polish, then install. I mean, if I go crack the finish because I'm clearing out finish leftovers from the stud holes, I might as well do it before I've spent hours wetsanding and buffing, right?

[Mickguard]

Listen idch, if the neck joint snaps, you could always get your kid to piss on it like you did with your metal tele pickguard. 

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Well, ain't you a riot this evening....

But it's the not the neck joint I'm worried about (I ended up sinking the neck deeper into the body, that should solve any instability issues). It's all the rest of it...like maybe I overlooked something, or maybe there's an inherent flaw in the neck itself, maybe the guitar will just sound dead...put a lot of time into this, I'll really hate it if the guitar blows. Always that risk, I suppose.

The metaphysics of guitar-building.

Meanwhile, the boys and I have been "preparing" another piece of metal....you're going to understand this part better when you're a little older and you've got two small kids in an oppositional phase who refuse to pee before a road trip so they can force you to pull onto the side of the road 20 minutes later, or worse, piss in their pants when you've forgotten to bring a change of clothes....ah yeah, it's a rock n' roll life these days here in France...

[thegarehanman]

Take it easy, I'm just returning the favor after all of the nice things you had to say about the "launch pad." Chalk it up to karma.

[Mickguard]

Take it easy, I'm just returning the favor after all of the nice things you had to say about the "launch pad." Chalk it up to karma.

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Heh heh...I figured as much... but then again, I'm calling my guitar the Rocket 350...we'll see if it blasts off...

[Southpa]

I always assemble, string it up and play it for a little while before getting into the finishing aspect. If I don't and find out I have to do some corrective surgery with sharp tools etc. I don't want to risk damaging my newly finished guitar. making sure its gonna play right is number one on the list.