Floyd Rose non locking alternatives

[kevincurtis]

veneer and glue shoul see you right.... do you want some small off cuts of black veneer?

If you had some going spare Wez that would be great , and seems to be the simplest way or sorting this. As you say Philly, drilling the neck was not something I wanted to get caught up in if at all possible!

[WezV]

if you both send me your addresses i will get it sorted
 

[kevincurtis]

Cheers Wez, much appreciated (PM sent).

[Philly Q]

Cheers Wez, much appreciated (PM sent).

+1  :D

[WezV]

nice to clear out some scr@ps

[kevincurtis]

nice to clear out some scr@ps

One mans scaps is someone elses...umm..important stuff! :)

Thanks again Wez.

[kevincurtis]

I 've had this finished a while now, but have only just done some pics, so I thought I would load them up. Thanks again to Wez for the nut shim - I've had to add a string tree retainer to the top E as I kept flipping it out of the slot the nut is cut so shallow :(

It's a mellower guitar now, which I guess is not surprising with the added density of the bridge and the sperzels as well as the new nut. Plays well, although the neck is a tad thin for my tastes but i do like the ebony fingerboard.

The bit I did mess up a bit is the neck attachment - when I had drilled the holes the neck was slightly out of line so I had to shift all th saddles on the bridge across to compensate - at some point I will re-drill them! (is it best to just fill the holes with a c--ktail stick and glue or is there some very thin dowel available?)

[gingataff]

Very Brad Gillis 8)

[kevincurtis]

Very Brad Gillis 8)

Not someone I was familiar with...but apparently yes, if I hadnt changed the neck it would be spot on! :)

[Philly Q]

Very Brad Gillis 8)

+1

I was thinking the same, you should paint the neck (or at least the headstock) black for the full effect!

is it best to just fill the holes with a c--ktail stick and glue or is there some very thin dowel available?

It would be best to get some dowels cut as "plugs" from a decent bit of maple - the problem with most dowels you buy in DIY shops etc is that they're cut along the grain of the wood, so if you screw into them it's going into the end-grain and is really weak (that's my experience anyway) .  Not really good enough for attaching a neck IMO.

Jonathan or Wez might be able to make you some proper plugs for the holes.

[Philly Q]

I've had to add a string tree retainer to the top E as I kept flipping it out of the slot the nut is cut so shallow :(

Looking at your pic of the nut I'd guess they designed it to be used with a Floyd style retainer bar behind the nut - although that wouldn't be ideal for tuning stability with a non-locking trem, I'd imagine.