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The pivots need to be EXACTLY perpendicular to the top the guitar body.
It is critically important that the holes for the threaded inserts are made using a bench press drill.
If you have wisdom as well as complete lack of experience , the best solution is to take it to a professional who has fitted this sort of thing before - and has the right type of drill press to do the job if it is practical. It shouldn't be an expensive job, and certainly cheaper to do it right the first time than to have to patch wrong holes in the body and do it again.
In fact, since I see you're in Warrington, drop @SteveRobinson a message.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
My main concern is the precise location of the holes, i'd be ok with a template but i'm going just from just nut to12th fret measurements etc.
If this was my gigging Guitar i wouldn't even consider it, but this is an old Gordy Redshift body that is just the wood & i'm building it from scratch with cheapish bits,i'm fitting an old Squire neck & i'm even going to have a go at re-finishing it,just to see if i can , i'll be ok with rest of the build, if i can get the bridge located correctly.
Cheers, Graham.
Since i bought my 1st GS in about(1977/78) i've only owned either GS or later Gordy Guitars & i still have 3 including the Redshift body, i'm thinking about trying to rebuild.
Do you mind if i PM you about this ?, or do you prefer if go via your Website ?
Cheers, Graham.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I want to build up the complete Guitar with "budget" parts & if i think i've made a decent job of it, strip it down & "paint" it, then reassemble it with a really good quality neck & upgraded bits where required, at least that's the plan .
I'll report back how i get on with the testing, oh & i'm toying with the idea of doing a test hole in the actual body in one of the cavities, but i'm only thinking about it .
Am i right in thinking that Fender & others also do 2 pin bridges ?, there are also a few different Wilkinson 2 pole designs, i am doing this rebuild on a budget as an experiment to do it myself, plus one of my Gordy guitars has a 2 pin type(don't know the make) which has always worked well.