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Went shopping for luthiery supplies yesterday, here is some of the loot. At the marina store, I got 100 Fender pickguard screws, otherwise known as SS #4 1/2" oval head, six cents each. ( 50 cents each at StewMac. Seriously !!! )

Pretty much everybody uses #4 screws for pickguards, except Gibson, they use #3.

M3 Threads

M3 stands for metric 3mm, a standard machine thread that is extremely common on everything but American-made guitars. For example, on an import Fender-style bridge, all of the saddle adjusting screws are M3.

I was strolling through the Luthiery section at Home Depot and noticed that they had a wide assortment of M3 hardware in both bright stainless Philips head and black oxide hex head. A good thing to remember. Too bad they don’t have headless ones, but you can find them online. BoltDepot.com

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September 14, 2020

Headless Bridge Re-dux

September 14, 2020

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The new paint is dry enough to handle, so I re-assembled the headless bridge. It is sitting on top of the piece of scrap wood that I screwed it to while I was painting it. That gives you a good idea of what the hammered paint looks like if you lay it on thick enough. The bridge is smoother because I sanded between coats. I also rubbed some of the shine off it. By the time I get back around to this, the paint will be rock-hard. I had to do some careful scraping to get the saddles to fit back into the tracks.

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