Need advice on putting guitar together!

[VAiN]

Hello resident experts,

I'm helping a friend put together a project guitar as a learning experience and have a couple of questions...

He had an old Charvel that had body damage, so he found a new body that is pretty much a perfect match except for the anchors that hold the posts for the bridge:

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Here you see the original post not fitting in the new body. The old body still has the anchors in it.. Now, my question is: Is there a way to pull the old anchors out of the old body and replace the ones in the new body OR is it easier/smarter to just buy new posts that fit the new body - and if so, how do I know what size to get? I assume the knife-edge where the bridge and post meet is a standard thing? This is the bridge being used:

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[VAiN]

Not sure why the images aren't showing up...

[jhale667]

Just buy new posts. Cheaper and easier. Stew Mac carries them, pretty sure as does Allparts, and I think Floyd Upgrades has 'em now too...

[Cato]

yeah but care if they are "milli" posts or "inch" posts. 　

[Cato]

if you want to pull the anchor out, heat it with a soldering iron a few minutes

[VAiN]

if you want to pull the anchor out, heat it with a soldering iron a few minutes

Ahhh, so it's glued in? Will I need to buy some glue as well for the transplant anchors?

[jhale667]

Ahhh, so it's glued in? Will I need to buy some glue as well for the transplant anchors?

I always glue mine in for the added security...just a thought. Elmer's wood glue works fine.

[VAiN]

Just buy new posts. Cheaper and easier. Stew Mac carries them, pretty sure as does Allparts, and I think Floyd Upgrades has 'em now too...

This definitely seems like the easier solution.. I'm only finding posts with anchors, but they're cheap. I guess the mystery is - what size is the anchor in the new body? I suppose it's worth spending $5 on a anchor & post set and hope for the best?

[Cato]

　 what size is the anchor in the new body?

if the body was made in Japan, Korea or China.

internal diameter - 6mm
external diameter - 11mm or 12mm

probably...

that bridge is Schaller's product made for US Charvel/Jackson.

what size? I don't know about "Inch" units well.

[indeedido]

I doubt they are glued in. Just buy a new set and use the new post if it fits. If it doesn't, go to the hardware store and buy some metric machine screws. Find the right one and use it to pull the old ones out. I've done this on many guitars and they pull right out. You just need something to grab on to.

[VAiN]

Thanks for the input, guys... New posts were ordered and they fit! No anchor pulling for this guy!

Now my next question - What's the trick to bolting on a neck? The screws only go in so far by hand - do we use a drill to drive them in the rest of the way?

[Cato]

yeah. dig a hole with a slim drill bit first. then make it wide with a bigger bit.

do it little by little, carefully. because this is the most important process at bolt-on neck style guitar building.

[jhale667]

yeah. dig a hole with a slim drill bit first. then make it wide with a bigger bit.

do it little by little, carefully. because this is the most important process at bolt-on neck style guitar building.

Yes, and the "little by little" bit assures you don't end up with screw tips poking through your fretboard....that would be....bad.

[Sensible Shoes]

When I read the title of this thread fast, I thought it said "need help putting air guitar together"

[jhale667]

When I read the title of this thread fast, I thought it said "need help putting air guitar together"

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