mickc Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Hi Guys, I did my first angled brigde setup on an archtop i am building, Les Paul style. I measured the scale length, 24 3/4" and marked it but when i set the bridge postition, for some reason instead of moving the bass post back i moved the top E post forward! I was going off a picture in Martin Koch's book, which shows it this way. The stupid thing is i didnt realize it was wrong until after i had painted the body! - (brain fade) So basically now i have a bridge at the right angle, but about 1/4" too far forward. I dont want to risk filling\redrilling\touchup of the body, but what if i move the neck forward in the pocket by 1/4" and insert a painted filler piece between it and the end of the pocket? Any problems in doing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desopolis Posted November 10, 2006 Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 do you have enough pocket to support the neck? other then visually I dont see anything weird about it, as long as the pocket has enough room to support the neck, also your taper will vary a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickc Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Yes, plenty of pocket left, and i can compensate for the taper by adjusting the bridge height, so I think this may just be the way to go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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