I’m currently putting together a DuoSonic from parts and got to the point where I had to drill the holes in the body for the string-through ferrules. I remembered there was some kind of trick to make sure they  all lined up nicely. Here's a quick how-to on restringing a guitar with a string-through body. When Leo Fender introduced his revolutionary solidbody guitar in 1950, it had strings anchored in ferules (small metal cups) inset into the back of the guitar and passing up through holes in the body and through the bridge plate, where they took a right-angle turn over … You then put another 1/8″ drill, or dowel in this hole. You now know that the drill press is perfectly lined up with the hole on the front and you can now drill the rest of the way through. You then use the same size drill bit to make a hole in a piece of wood or MDF which is large enough to cover your drill press table. I have strong feelings about this because I screwed up my first build this way. Powered by WordPress, Hybrid, and Guitarify_SK. Cut out the two body sides from the neck (which runs through the centre of the body, remember). And my second. You also clamp it to the table, so that what you end up with is a 1/8″ hole directly in line with the drill in the press. If all the stuff doesn't fit, well, you're gonna have to design a ukulele or something aren't you. So the trick involves first, using a template to drill the holes on the front side of the guitar, but only drilling them about halfway through the body. You then use the same size drill bit to make a hole in a piece of wood or MDF which is large enough to cover your drill press table. You then leave the guitar centered on the pin, switch to the larger drill needed for the ferrules and drill those holes to the proper depth. I am not a fast learner. So here’s Sully, of Sully’s guitar garage drilling holes and eating chile. If you want this guitar to look nice, make friends with a drill press owner, look into local woodworking programs, public shop space, or drop $250 at harbor freight. It worked perfectly and here’s the results on my DuoSonic: That description of the process may be a bit hard to follow. I was going to make a video, but as usual, a quick google reveals someone already did. How To Restring Guitars With A String-Through Body - YouTube Place the string through the hole To allow for slack hold the string a thumb width outside the neck with your thumb on the treble side of the neck (at around the nut) for the bass strings and the bass side of the neck for the treble strings – see image below Or buy a bigger plank, whatever works. Stick all three to your plank and draw around them. If not, slide of the string and use a small rounded file to make the slot in the nut deeper and repeat as much as necessary. Learn more at http://www.daddario.com---Watch all our new videos first by subscribing here: http://bit.ly/1cgP7yXGet info on your favorite gear, artists and more: http://www.daddario.comLike D'Addario on Facebook: http://fb.com/daddariostringsandplanetwavesFollow D'Addario on Twitter: http://twitter.com/daddarioandcoCheck out our Instagram photos: http://instagram.com/daddarioandcoRead our tumblr: http://xlstrings.tumblr.com So the trick involves first, using a template to drill the holes on the front side of the guitar, but only drilling them about halfway through the body. Flip your guitar over and place one of the holes you drilled on the top, onto this dowel. For each string, press the 3nd fret, there must be only a really small gap between the string and the top of the 2nd fret. Posted in DIY | Tagged guitar, handmade, wood, acoustic Amps archtop art backing track bass blues circuits contest custom echo EHX emulation Fender free fuzz games Gear Gibson guitar handmade iOS iPad iphone jazz lesson Marauder mod PC PCB pedals pickups practice recording refinish reranch software tab tech technique Telecaster tone tuner vintage wood. guitars, amps, pedals, gear, lessons, recording, DIY, music, Drilling a Guitar for String-Through Ferrules. If you just drill straight on through with an 1/8″ drill bit, that bit is thin enough to bend and wander and will often come out off-center from where it went in. Here’s an example of what I’m talking about. It’s much simpler then it sounds.

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