What Are Friends For??? - The Unintentional Creation of the'59 Gibson Les Paul Stage Guitar:
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Roll about a 1/4" of the backing off a 3/4" wide strip of copper tape and hole punch a hole in it. Tie a piece of fishing line into the hole, the slide the tape into the rout and position it evenly. Press the exposed end down to stick it in place.
Then, pull the backing towards you and press the tape down as you go. When you cant reach inside the rout, a piece of rubber fuel line can be used to smooth out the tape.
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Plus, the routs are painted with shielding paint first 360°.
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Correct shouldered, pan head (not countersunk) screws for truss rod cover. Original 1961 Gibson TRC (background) Gibson reissue TRC in foreground:
TRC attached correct positioning touches nut:
For reference - The TRC screws and positioning on Mom's genuine (documented) 1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom:
TRC attached correct positioning touches nut:
For reference - The TRC screws and positioning on Mom's genuine (documented) 1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom:
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My Les Paul's "Number 2" (left) and "Number 3" on the right....
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That's my performance hat....look familiar???
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A work of art there, Don!!!!!
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These venues actually pay well, but you don't want a $5,000 Les Paul Custom here... 
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Good catch!!!
A nod to Jimi...and the purple band a nod to Deep Purple....and the brim is blocked like SRV...
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Started enlarging the not quite concentric holes for the Kluson 10mm conversion bushings. The holes were nearly .380" before they were straight. Bushings measure. 393" and I will be using about a .0045" interference fit:
I started with a 45° carbide burr to break the edge and prevent chipping the veneer and finish:
Next, the ardjourous task of getting the holes straight and creeping up on size. The tuner shoulders actually taper from .385" to .393", very nearly mimicking the taper of the reamer:
Here, the right side is on size:
Bushings pressed into place:
Ahhh!!!!
The bushings are too long and contact the shoulder of the Gibson Green Keys. The Genuine Kluson's (Adrian got from a TTR member off a Gibson upgrade) and the Gibson Green Keys have a slightly different screw spacing too....
Gold Grovers are the only other tuners I have on hand...they would work but wouldn't look right....
I started with a 45° carbide burr to break the edge and prevent chipping the veneer and finish:
Next, the ardjourous task of getting the holes straight and creeping up on size. The tuner shoulders actually taper from .385" to .393", very nearly mimicking the taper of the reamer:
Here, the right side is on size:
Bushings pressed into place:
Ahhh!!!!
The bushings are too long and contact the shoulder of the Gibson Green Keys. The Genuine Kluson's (Adrian got from a TTR member off a Gibson upgrade) and the Gibson Green Keys have a slightly different screw spacing too....
Gold Grovers are the only other tuners I have on hand...they would work but wouldn't look right....
Install them and move forward, find what you want and search for what works, install them later!
Cheers Mitch
Cheers Mitch
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Ok,
I am hesitant to drill multiple holes in a headstock. I discovered the mounting screw center-to-center distance on the Kluson's and the Gibson green keys are actually the same at 24.0mm. The difference is, because the Kluson's have a smaller diameter shoulder, they can be moved laterally in the headstock. The 'correct' tuner would have no shoulder, such as the Kluson Traditional #SD90SLN.
I am hesitant to drill multiple holes in a headstock. I discovered the mounting screw center-to-center distance on the Kluson's and the Gibson green keys are actually the same at 24.0mm. The difference is, because the Kluson's have a smaller diameter shoulder, they can be moved laterally in the headstock. The 'correct' tuner would have no shoulder, such as the Kluson Traditional #SD90SLN.
