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Post subject: Re: Mexican Stratocaster Questions!!!
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:37 am
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jmattis wrote:
the straigtedge with a couple of feeler gauges (bough or created *grin*) will work for any relief, not just the one constant preference.

Yeah, but part of the point was freeing up one hand to turn the truss rod. :)
If I had been doing this for a living, I would probably make one with a brass bushing and steel pin that could be locked by a knob from the side, and drilled a plate with holes of different depths to drop the pin into to quickly pre-set common reliefs without having to measure anything.
And either made several of them, or several holes, to accommodate different scale lengths.

If you look at some of Dan Erlewine's videos, he's good at making jigs and tools making life easier and his work more accurate, even if they're for one-time use. I've adopted some of his tricks, and come up with some of my own.

The 21st fret "bridge" to set action, I want to make an extra of, so I can hand it to my luthier whenever I take in an instrument. Even if it's just valid for me, it makes setting action very easy and accurate.
If I were a full time tech or luthier, I would probably make a set with the "recommended" actions for most manufacturers and radi, simply because it's so time saving compared to calipers and radius gauges.

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Anyways, it's clear that you and me both feel we belong to the 'hand tool woodworker' category.

It's becoming a lost art! If cleaning out a neck pocket or nut slot, some would go for an electric router, some would go for half an hour of sanding, and some of us would simply use a chisel or router plane... :)

Anyhow, sorry for derailing the thread! Semi-back on topic, good setup (and in some cases a tiny bit of wood working) can certainly make Mexican guitars quite good instruments. After tuning up my fave Mexican, I would not switch her for a brand new American. It would just mean more work.


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Post subject: Re: Mexican Stratocaster Questions!!!
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 10:25 am
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Here you go......

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The bridge anomaly, while present, is slight and of little consequence.

I've seen much worse hanging in the showroom of a GC.

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Saddles are slid north! See the bend in the strings, and the absence of full string-through holes from overhead view?

How do saddles being slid north prevent full string through? Having no bend is impossible especially at the saddles. What am I missing or not understanding?


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Post subject: Re: Mexican Stratocaster Questions!!!
Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2017 8:17 am
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I think he is indicating that part of the holes (the string-through holes), are covered up by the saddles, showing that the saddles are out of place (slid north).

You can see that the saddles aren’t centered below the bridge mounting screws, so it may just be a matter of setup, including the neck and saddle placements.

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