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Old May 15th, 2008, 10:24 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by timmer
I had a Barden on my Nash Esquire and an ashtray cover from another guitar would not fit on it; it was too wide.
Yup, that part I expected though as the metal is 50% thicker.

If you look at your picture you can see the Bardens holes are wider spaced than those on your body (look in the low E string hole), and it's redirecting the E and A strings a tiny bit. Mine was aligned the other way that moved the B and E strings.

By clamping it into a drill press and increasing the hole diameters to 3.00 (like Fender) from 2.65, then beveling the holes I can get them to where they should be, just requires a bunch of measuring and division to get every one aligned. (Fussy me)
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