metallisomething Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 How much bigger (diameter) do the bridge post holes have to be compared to the posts themselves? Im using a Gotoh TOM and the post is roughly 0.436" in diameter. Also, do you just hammer it in (carefully)? thanks Rock & Roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 If you are referring to the bushing that the posts screw into, I use a slightly smaller diameter for the hole. I measure the diameter of the bushing with the calliper into the groves (whatever they are called) to get the smallest outer diameter. I then do the same thing, but place the calliper across the grooved pattern to find the largest outer diameter. I then drill a hole that is somewhere in between those numbers. I screw an identical threaded screw into the bushing and use that to tap the bushing in place. My posts are rock solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 practice this on scrap wood (hole all the way through, so you can knock the bushing out of the scrap wood hole) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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