Having got all the electrics fitted and working its now time to fit the new tailpiece and strings. Since I tidied up the top of the bridge earlier I also needed to re-cut some string slots in it. Firstly I fitted the 2 “E” strings to correctly place the floating bridge… Using the appropriate file I cut slots in the […]
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Emperor Epiphone – 3rd Update
Now that the old holes are filled and a centre line accurately established its time to work out exactly where the holes for the new pickup rings should be. Using tape to protect the guitar top and some more tape to keep everything in place very gently drill the new holes. To make sure to top […]
Epiphone Emperor – 2nd Update
There isn’t much wrong with this one so all I’ve done today is give the fingerboard and frets a bit of a clean and oil. Changed the machine heads for some nice Gold ones To follow the project click here. To see where this guitar started click here.
Epiphone Emperor – 1st Update
Made a start, pulled out all the old electrics…. By using a piece of cotton I marked exactly where the strings will sit once the new tailpeace is fitted. From that I’ve worked out an exact centreline so I can correctly locate the pickup rings. I can now work out exactly where the holes need to […]