Back to the Sapele model. I drilled the string holes in the bridge from the plan and somehow they were too wide for the neck.
I found some ebony, made some toothpick sizes from it, and glued them in the original holes with black CA glue and made good.
Having used some string and a yellow pencil, I marked the revised string holes on the bridge. I packed everything to protect the soundboard finish, and drilled the new holes, first by hand and then with a cordless drill.
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I then went through all the micro-mesh grades again to remove the inevitable marks. The filled holes clearly visible on the bridge.
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Time to jack up the saddle with a sliver of wood underneath and fit the outer strings to confirm the spacing and then groove and set the nut height.
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I then fitted the rest of the strings and tried to tune it. The cheap strings keep stretching so I just let it hang to settle. I can't play a note, but it appears to be now playable and sounds quite nice and and loud.
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Time to start on the Acacia model. This time I have to fill the misplaced string holes in the bridge, work out where the holes should really be and drill them before I fit the bridge.