How Best To Properly Locate SG Stop Tailpiece:

Reached out to @SGLou via Moritz Guitars FB page, but nothing yet. I'm kinda stuck at this point....
 
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Inspector #20 said:
Need a fast answer on this....
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Scroll down to almost the end of the following article. Hopefully this will help a bit... :
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Thank you for using Schroeder Guitar Hardware! On this page, we will walk you through how to determine the proper neck angle and/or neck pocket/heel depth for perfect alignment of your bridge. We will also describe the critical measurements to help you decide if the Schroeder bridge and studs...
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Thanks!!!!!
 
Just measured quick all mine roughly, looks like 26 1/4 from bottom of nut to center line. Whether that is exact exact not sure but they were consitent. On engine mode..lol all serious measurement tools down in garage
 
Ok,

So yesterday afternoon, I finished my projects early and had some time to lay out the tailpiece on the SG. I taped a sheet of copier paper to the top of the guitar and traced continuations of the fretboard out all the way across the top of the guitar.

After measuring the scale length (12-3/8" from nut to c/l of 12th fret) and adding intersecting lines, I measured back another 2.0" and positioned the tailpiece.

The Gibson USA spec tailpiece studs are on 3.250" centers. The continuation of the fretboard is about 2.375" wide with a theoretic c/l at 1.187" in from the two outer scribe lines, respectively.

Today, if I have any more spare time, I will drill the tailpiece stud holes to their spec of 1/2" deep, get the tailpiece in place and a couple of strings on the guitar for an intonation check, before drilling the bridge post holes.

I will post a few photos later today of the primitive layout process...
 
Its a disappointment, for sure, but i literally did not need or want the SG - i just thought it would be interesting to build it from an engineering perspective.

If i would have stayed at Fender, this would have been a lot easier to complete....
 
Inspector #20 said:
I screwed this up royally. I made a mistake and mislocated the tailpiece. Stupid move.

I just shelved this project for now. I'll think it over and decide whether or not i want to save it (plug & re-drill, etc) or just scrap it.
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Inspector #20 said:
Need a fast answer on this....
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One Word:
Hilti.

Seriously:
you could install the tremolo tailpiece to cover the holes....
The trem tailpiece, with ABR-1 bridge, and nylon saddles, "is" the Dicky Betts setup.
IMHO, the best sounding setup for an SG.

The nylon saddles make a huge difference in controlling the microphonic feedback with a very high gain amp.
 
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