After a metric shit-ton of measuring, sanding, dry-fits...and more measuring, the neck is glued in....pre-assembly/mock-up stage with the tailpiece/bridge and bushings installed, tuners...strung up with .010-gauge Blue Steels. String alignment is dead-on(had the pups sitting in place beforehand), as is the neck angle.
Shot of the toggle cavity...went ahead and stuck my spare Switchcraft toggle in place, checked for clearance.
Drilled the channel and installed the ground wire through the treble-side tailpiece bushing bore. Started through the maple top, stopped real quick as I realized that the wiremight be TOO close to a fullsize potentiometer case, possible pinch-point and maybe break the wire strands...went lower, through the mahogany. All good.
Might toss some more shots up if there's any interest as progress occurs...going to leave it strung-up for the day, see how the neck does...then disassemble, prep for primering/fill and paint/nitro-ing. No, that isn't a blemish in the top...I have a bottle of Stew-Mac amber stain, was a "what-if" on a cherry sunburst idea...meh. A traditional black finish will do it for me.
