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hokenpoke- 01-29-2008
TV Savalas and TV Classic dimensions?
The Tele-ish guitar that I am building will feature a TV Savalas bridge and TV Classic pickups which I am pretty excited about. To prep my templates for either the CNC router or the waterjet (not sure which I'll use yet) I need to know where to locate various holes. My questions: 1 - Given a standard 25.5" scale, where, relative to the nut or 12th fret do I locate the bridge and what am I locating at that distance? I assume it would be the screw holes for mounting the bridge. 2 - Where do I locate the through holes for the strings relative to the above reference line and what would be a good spacing? 3 - Where is the pickup located relative to the above reference line and what would be a good depth to rout for a 'no-ears' TV Classic? 4 - Is the end of the bridge plate closest to the neck held down by anything? There don't seem to be screw holes in the product picture. Thanks!

tvjones- 02-01-2008

1 - Given a standard 25.5" scale, where, relative to the nut or 12th fret do I locate the bridge and what am I locating at that distance? I assume it would be the screw holes for mounting the bridge.The fender Telecaster book by A.R. Duchossoir has a drawing on page 57 that will come in really handy. 2 - Where do I locate the through holes for the strings relative to the above reference line and what would be a good spacing? The book I mention above should be able to help. 3 - Where is the pickup located relative to the above reference line and what would be a good depth to rout for a 'no-ears' TV Classic? I like to rout about .75" to .85" in a Fender style guitars. 4 - Is the end of the bridge plate closest to the neck held down by anything? There don't seem to be screw holes in the product. We use 4 mounting screws just like the original.

hokenpoke- 02-04-2008

The fender Telecaster book by A.R. Duchossoir has a drawing on page 57 that will come in really handy I'll order one and see what I can learn.

hokenpoke- 02-08-2008
Hokey Dokey
I got a copy of the book and it was definitely useful in locating the mounting holes and through holes. I am assuming that these holes for the Savalas bridge are in the same place. Next questions: What is the distance from the plate mounting hole centers to the bridge-side edge of the bridge PUP? Also what is the radius on the corners of the pickup cutout in the bridge? Looks to be something like 3/16 - 1/4. I'm looking forward to that killer tone!

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