Section 2
– Mockup and Fit Check
Quilt Top Section 2 - 1 -
2
Mockup and Fit Check
The following steps will ensure that the base, neck, tuners,
pickups, etc. are properly aligned and that all screw holes
have been drilled.
2.1
Checking the Mounting Holes in the Neck
1.
Check the neck for pre-drilled (4) mounting holes;
2.
Skip to 2.1.2 if the holes are pre-drilled.
2.1.1
Drilling Mounting Holes in the Neck (Fig 2.1)
1.
Place the neck in the pocket (…you should be able to
fit the neck in the neck pocket by hand):
a.
Make sure the neck is aligned properly with
the pickup pockets;
b.
Carefully clamp the neck in place
–
frets
damage easily;
c.
Using the 3/32 drill bit, place the bit in the
hole through the body and tap it a few times
to make a mark on the neck;
d.
Remove the neck from the body.
2.
Determine the neck mounting hole depth:
a.
Place one of the neck mounting screws with ferrule (item
#7 on material list) through the body into the neck
pocket;
b.
Measure the amount of the mounting screw that
extends up into the neck pocket, and mark your drill bit;
c.
Double check the depth
by holding the marked drill bit
to the side of the neck and be certain the drill won
’t go
through the fingerboard.
3.
Drill the holes in the neck with a 1/8” drill bit.
Make sure you don’t drill through the
fingerboard!
2.1.2
Mount the Neck on the Body
Temporarily attach the neck. Use caution, the last thing you want to do is
snap the screw off in the hole!
1.
Insert the neck into the neck pocket aligning the mounting holes
in the neck and body;
2.
Fasten the Neck & Body with 4 x 1
3/8
” screws and ferrules (item
#7 on material list), but do not over tighten them.
Figure 2.1 Body Pocket Locations
TIP…
a
piece of masking tape
around the drill bit
works great as a depth
indicator
.
TIP…
to
reduce the chances of
the wood splitting, use
soap or wax on screw
threads
