Strung her up - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T23:23:39Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/strung-her-up?commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A2714199&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe thing is gorgeous though.tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-10-24:2592684:Comment:27141992016-10-24T10:55:27.208ZDanny B.https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DanBussey
<p>The thing is gorgeous though.</p>
<p>The thing is gorgeous though.</p> I don't know what products ar…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-10-22:2592684:Comment:27128432016-10-22T00:49:57.236Zdarryl kernaghanhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/darrylkernaghan
<p>I don't know what products are available where you are Richard, but most epoxy timber fillers can be drilled right beside, or even 1/2 way across an existing hole once set, if you are careful, you could plug your old holes, move the plate back so it JUST covers the old holes and re - drill, a tiny patch of wood glued under the 2 front holes inside the box would almost certainly help to stop your plugs ever coming out. Of course you could do what i said without even plugging the holes, just…</p>
<p>I don't know what products are available where you are Richard, but most epoxy timber fillers can be drilled right beside, or even 1/2 way across an existing hole once set, if you are careful, you could plug your old holes, move the plate back so it JUST covers the old holes and re - drill, a tiny patch of wood glued under the 2 front holes inside the box would almost certainly help to stop your plugs ever coming out. Of course you could do what i said without even plugging the holes, just use a thicker piece of wood inside the box to screw into, as long as you don;t slide the plate back too far and expose the old holes it should be ok</p> Moving it back a little bit w…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-10-22:2592684:Comment:27127112016-10-22T00:11:35.882ZRichard Wilkinshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RichardWilkins
Moving it back a little bit was my very first thought but I was concerned about drilling four new holes directly in line with--and so close to-- the old holes. Would there be a chance of the wood splitting?
Moving it back a little bit was my very first thought but I was concerned about drilling four new holes directly in line with--and so close to-- the old holes. Would there be a chance of the wood splitting? Ohhhhh... I didn't know I cou…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-10-22:2592684:Comment:27127092016-10-22T00:03:13.164ZRichard Wilkinshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RichardWilkins
Ohhhhh... I didn't know I could remove the springs!
Ohhhhh... I didn't know I could remove the springs! Getting there.
I would bite t…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-10-21:2592684:Comment:27125312016-10-21T09:20:18.190ZFomhorachhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Fomhorach
<p>Getting there.</p>
<p>I would bite the bullet and move the bridge back to the guitar edge. Sure there might be two little holes but two pop rivets or a small decorative handle can sit over the bridge and tidy it up.</p>
<p>Edit- closer to the guitar edge, too far back will cause similar problems.</p>
<p>Getting there.</p>
<p>I would bite the bullet and move the bridge back to the guitar edge. Sure there might be two little holes but two pop rivets or a small decorative handle can sit over the bridge and tidy it up.</p>
<p>Edit- closer to the guitar edge, too far back will cause similar problems.</p> You seem to be winning Richar…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-10-21:2592684:Comment:27125072016-10-21T02:12:31.707Zdarryl kernaghanhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/darrylkernaghan
<p>You seem to be winning Richard, but that lack of further travel is going to restrict your chances of intonation a bit, but if you shorten the spring a bit, it looks like you can get another 4-5 mm, and that will get you pretty close i'd think, you might need to shorten the screws a touch as well, i can't tell by the pic how close they are to the strings. An alternative might be to put a nice hardwood spacer behind the bridge, and have your screws come from that after drilling the holes in…</p>
<p>You seem to be winning Richard, but that lack of further travel is going to restrict your chances of intonation a bit, but if you shorten the spring a bit, it looks like you can get another 4-5 mm, and that will get you pretty close i'd think, you might need to shorten the screws a touch as well, i can't tell by the pic how close they are to the strings. An alternative might be to put a nice hardwood spacer behind the bridge, and have your screws come from that after drilling the holes in the bridge upstand large enough for the springs to go through.</p> I had to do that with the las…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-10-21:2592684:Comment:27123232016-10-21T02:08:47.197ZRick Alexanderhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RickAlexander
<p>I had to do that with the last one of those bridges I used. I had to stick a plastic piece under the height screws on the low string. It buzzed once I got it pulled way back. Those screws are behind their little troughs, and at a steep angle. I used one of those little plastic things that attach tags to clothes.</p>
<p>I had to do that with the last one of those bridges I used. I had to stick a plastic piece under the height screws on the low string. It buzzed once I got it pulled way back. Those screws are behind their little troughs, and at a steep angle. I used one of those little plastic things that attach tags to clothes.</p> The box knife did a good job!…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-10-21:2592684:Comment:27124962016-10-21T01:08:52.675ZRichard Wilkinshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RichardWilkins
<p>The box knife did a good job!</p>
<p>I marked the nut, removed it, measured distance from bottom of nut to the line, transposed the measurement, and started sanding the bottom edge. Once I got fairly close, I slipped the nut into place. Intonation is almost correct. The screws on the hardtail are still screwed in as far as possible (springs are totally compressed) though....…</p>
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<p>The box knife did a good job!</p>
<p>I marked the nut, removed it, measured distance from bottom of nut to the line, transposed the measurement, and started sanding the bottom edge. Once I got fairly close, I slipped the nut into place. Intonation is almost correct. The screws on the hardtail are still screwed in as far as possible (springs are totally compressed) though....</p>
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<p>Screws on hardtail fully compressed. Sure would be nice if I could back those screws off a bit!</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306588644?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/306588644?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-full" width="500"></a>Nut's a little lower now....</p> It looks like the distance fr…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-10-21:2592684:Comment:27122402016-10-21T00:55:28.517ZRichard Wilkinshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/RichardWilkins
<p>It looks like the distance from nut to 1st fret is correct: 1.431.</p>
<p>I removed the nut and sanded down the bottom edge some and now it's very close to proper intonation. I'll do a little more sanding...</p>
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<p>It looks like the distance from nut to 1st fret is correct: 1.431.</p>
<p>I removed the nut and sanded down the bottom edge some and now it's very close to proper intonation. I'll do a little more sanding...</p>
<p></p> I just cut it with a box knif…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-10-19:2592684:Comment:27116022016-10-19T19:12:03.256ZShawnhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Shawndenman
I just cut it with a box knife they split right apart.
I just cut it with a box knife they split right apart.