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Comment by Suspect Device on July 25, 2014 at 4:24am

Brian, another thing you can do is drill oversized holes (larger than the jack & pots themselves) with a spade bit and mount the jack and pots directly to a thin plate made of metal or wood.

Comment by Wichita Sam on July 25, 2014 at 2:15am

Brian, Drill the right size holes for the stems and then us a dremel sanding wheel to remove material from the underside until you get the jack and pot threads to show through to the topside. the best, Wichita Sam

Comment by Brian Revels on July 24, 2014 at 11:03pm

Hey Folks,  I am working with a rather thick, all wood box right now. It's a black, Perdomo box.  I am wondering, without a forstner bit how folks are able to drill the holes for the jack and volume pot? If I just drill the holes for the shafts, they still won't fit through the walls of the box.  I am thinking I will have to make a plate for them both, but thought to double-check.  Thanks in advance!

Comment by MadGomer on July 21, 2014 at 3:19pm

Yep, no rules. That's liberating to some, terrifying to others. The more you can remind yourself that this is an incredibly educational and satisfying hobby, the more fun you're going to have. I can't wait to get back to the shop to try more, and I haven't even gotten to the point on my first efforts to call them "done". I never finish anyth ;-)

Comment by Barry R on July 21, 2014 at 1:28pm

 "there are no rules" - a mantra that kept me going.  Build it, play it, change it if you have to.  It's not like you are are hacking into a vintage Gibson.  One thing I would suggest is watching Chicken Bones Johns videos on setting the action - really good advice if you want to build and play your CBG

Comment by Wichita Sam on July 21, 2014 at 8:58am

The nut grooves essentially set the string height at the # 1 fret. The bridge height essentailly set the string height at # 12 fret. The only other variable is the neck angle. If you do not have adjustable necks, by the time you're stringing a guitar these two things are all you have to adjust.

Comment by gary sheldon on July 21, 2014 at 8:56am

File,file, file.  Sand, sand, sand.  Shim, shim , shim.

Comment by Bill Baker on July 21, 2014 at 7:38am

I would like to see comments on best way to reach these action heights.

Every CBG is different as far as how strings are routed, bridge type and nut.

Comment by Paul Graham on July 21, 2014 at 6:40am

Cheers guys

Comment by Suspect Device on July 21, 2014 at 6:20am

Hey Paul, you will likely get a variety of different answers to this, but here's one set of specs I keep tacked to the bulletin board above my bench: (Measuring from the top of the fret to the bottom of the string) For electric  .4mm at the first fret, 1mm at the 12th fret. For acoustic: 1.2mm at the first fret, 1.9mm at the 12th fret. I don't get this specific, mostly just set up by "feel" Another thing that works for me is using 2 pennies superglued together, as the spacing between the top of the first fret and the bottom of the string. Some will say this is a tad high (and sometimes it is) but it is a good place to start.. Just my "2-cents" 

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