The new bridge has arrived, which is a Schaller Hannes in satin chrome. It’s probably the most complex bridge I’ve seen to install in terms of required precision (and odd sized router bits). They provide a detailed PDF on the steps, along with a template on where to drill etc. It bolts through the guitar to a base plate, so at some point I’ll need to build the template to cut the back recess. From initial inspection, there doesn’t look to be a huge amount of string height adjustment range, so I’ll have to get the right depth on the neck pocket.
The bridge is actually going to be further back than is shown and the pickups moved as well. The neck pickup will be at 0.75 x scale length and the bridge at 0.94 x scale length. The neck pickup is only moving a few millimeters, the bridge pickup is moving a lot closer to the bridge.
