I have an old guild that's been out of action for awhile. The bridge is inop and the parts are impossible to find. I'm going to convert the guitar into a studio instrument. I want to start by replacing the bridge with an ABR1. To follow, a Buzzy Feiten tuning nut and waverly machines.
The guild bridge has 3.125" spacing from what I can tell and an ABR1 is narrower so I need to fill the original holes and re-drill. The body is solid mahogany and I would like to fill the holes with the same. Where can I find mahogany doweling? I would also like to screw the bridge support pins directly into the top and not use the metal receivers. Is mahogany hard enough to do this? I have a 1963 es355 setup like this but it has a maple top.
I'm wide open to suggestions about this endeavor. Thanks, William
The guild bridge has 3.125" spacing from what I can tell and an ABR1 is narrower so I need to fill the original holes and re-drill. The body is solid mahogany and I would like to fill the holes with the same. Where can I find mahogany doweling? I would also like to screw the bridge support pins directly into the top and not use the metal receivers. Is mahogany hard enough to do this? I have a 1963 es355 setup like this but it has a maple top.
I'm wide open to suggestions about this endeavor. Thanks, William