As I started dry assembling my CBG, I found some of my mistakes. I mis-measured the length of the neck that needs to fit inside the box, so my holes and rivets for the strings were now in the wrong place. It would have worked, but I didn't like the way it looked. I re-measured (thanks Bob Vila, measure twice, cut once) and re-drilled the holes. This actually worked out OK because when I drilled the first set of holes, I hand drilled them since I don't have a drill press. (got to get one soon) When the holes came out the other side of the 1x2, they were not lined up straight with the other holes. Since the new, re-measured and drilled holes now have the old holes inside the box, it is not noticeable unless you open the box up.

I found a nick in the wire I used for the jack and transducer, so I re-wired that and re-installed it.

Once the neck is dry and it is ready to string, I will tackle the bridge and nut issue and see what I end up with. My buddy is coming over tomorrow night to have a peek, so between us we should be able to make it playable.

More to follow...