Post by williamtk2018 on Jan 4, 2020 15:35:13 GMT -5
I've been doing some work on my Recording King RD-A9M. I bought it an unbleached bone saddle and nut, and a set of Iveroid bridge pins. I also have a fret file and crowning set coming so I can even up some of the frets closer to the sound hole.
Something I've noticed is that the bridge pin holes on the current bridge don't seem to have been drilled perfectly straight up and down. The Iveroid pins are a slightly tight fit, too.
Would some light and careful reaming take care of that issue? Also, StewMac sells a tool for this that's close to $100US. I've seen others that are quite a bit less. Is it really necessary to spend that much on the tool from StewMac to get usable results?
The RD-A9M is a decent guitar that seems to have some poor workmanship issues. I hope the company does a better job on their higher level instruments.
Thank you,
-Wiliam
Something I've noticed is that the bridge pin holes on the current bridge don't seem to have been drilled perfectly straight up and down. The Iveroid pins are a slightly tight fit, too.
Would some light and careful reaming take care of that issue? Also, StewMac sells a tool for this that's close to $100US. I've seen others that are quite a bit less. Is it really necessary to spend that much on the tool from StewMac to get usable results?
The RD-A9M is a decent guitar that seems to have some poor workmanship issues. I hope the company does a better job on their higher level instruments.
Thank you,
-Wiliam
