guitaromnivore.com — Remember the Kramer Stagemaster from last week? One of it's minor problems was that it was missing it's tremolo spring cover and cover for the control cavity. The trem cover was easy to find pre-made;the locking trem style is more universal than most. The control cavity cover was another story. These are pretty easy to make and the only expense,aside from time and tools,is the pickguard material. I get mine from the fine folks at Allparts. First,I taped some thin cardboard over the empty control cavity. Using a pencil,I do a rubbing around the edge,then cut out the shape with scissors. Once I'm satisfied with the fit of the cardboard template,a second rubbing shows me where the screw holes are. I then tape my template to the plastic pickgaurd material using double stick tape. A trip over to the band saw makes quick work of the outline. Some minor filing with a mill file cleans up any imperfectionsin the fit. After I drill the holes for the screws I use a countersink bit to make the screws flush. If I really want to get fancy,I put a little reverse bevel on the inside edgeto insure an excellent fit.
Oct 6, 2010 View in Crawl 4
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