curtisa Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Jdogg said: That looks like Alder to me too. Could very well be. I'm only going by how I remember seeing it advertised in magazines at the time (around '94 I think?), which was basswood body, maple neck and buinga fretboard. I could be remembering wrongly though, and a quick search on the web doesn't really back up my assumptions that it was basswood on this particular model. Either way, It is still very soft wood. The scratch over the upper cutaway is probably the most visible bit of damage, but the whole instrument is covered with minor dents and dings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmensik Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 The two outer holes for the strat style bridge screws. I thought they are metal inserts for the special bridge you have replaced. Now I see they can not be that. Were they like that originaly fit in the factory? Or are they just dowels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted June 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 Original from the factory. The outer two holes have been counterbored to a depth of about 5mm, and those two little nylon bushings are just resting in there loosely. I had assumed they were some kind of locating holes for when the body is milled on the CNC at the factory. The bridge screws just go straight through them into the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmensik Posted June 13, 2017 Report Share Posted June 13, 2017 Interresting. Thank you. Maybe if they were a little higher above the body they could act as two friction points instead of the whole front edge of the tremolo scrubbing the body. A little trick similar to Ron Kirn's https://www.strat-talk.com/threads/callaham-floating-trem-sticks.345840/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted June 15, 2017 Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 That's a great refurb, Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted June 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Thankee sir Umm...wanna buy a Pacifica or an Eyb Buzz Bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eubie Posted June 19, 2017 Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 Very nice work Andrew. I love seeing an older instrument getting a little life breathed back into it. That should be ready for many more years of work now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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