Alfe's Fernandes Strat Part II!

New parts purchased, all set to go.

- Wilkinson Vintage Tremolo WVCSBCR.
Since its introduction in 1954, this classic design is the most copied guitar vibrato bridge ever. Faithfully reproducing the size and weight of the original, this is a direct retro-fit for the "real thing" but with the added benefit of a push-in vibrato arm (rather than the troublesome original screw-in type). Staggered string holes in the sustain block allow the strings to follow the natural intonation line of the saddles, keeping the strings' "angle of attack" over the saddle's intonation point more consistent, eliminating annoying string "hang-up" giving unrivalled tuning stability. Completing the assembly are the bent steel saddles built from the same gauge steel as the originals to retain the "vintage sparkle" that this bridge has become famous for.


- Allparts Jackplate


- Switchcraft Output Jack


- Lace Music Holy Grail Pickups (Mint Green)


- 8 Pickguard Screws


- 4 Neckplate Screws


- 3 CTS 250k Pots


- Grover Locking Tuners


- Graphtech TremNut


- Graphtech String Tree


- 5-Way CRL Lever Switch


- Mint Green Vol, Tone, Switch and Tremolo Arm Covers


- Standard Strap Buttons


And so it begins...


Gorgeous Wilkinson vintage tremolo bridge. Solid block below's gonna give this guitar some serious sustain but what's great is that the tremolo arm doesn't screw in but drops in and stays! Very different from the Fender Jaguar one though. Standard feature on all Wilkinson bridges.


Locking Grover tuners in chrome. Graphtech string tree.


Took me about 3 days (and alot of cleaning!) to get the damn fingerboard to this brilliant shine.


Single ply, non-bevelled pickguard. Pickguard was filthy, took this little plastic for a bath and scrub. I had initially thought it was natural cream or aged white but hey what do you know? This pickguard is NATURALLY yellowed, lol... Look at the areas around the pots!


I HATE EXTRACTING SCREWS. Worse when they're all grotty. Fucking previous owner was a twit. He had a gem on his hands, he fucked it up so bad and sold it to Cash Converters.


This was so near the edge of the output jack wall that everything fell apart. Here's ONE screw that was lodged WAY inside the body.


Lodged way deeper into that same hole was another screw.


Nice shot of the guitar. Holes around the output jack have been patched. Just alittle worried that the normal screws won't hold it in place, might have to find longer screws for it.


Tremnut needed some work on it before it would fit into the nut slot and sit properly. Trem stringtree was a direct drop in. So were the Grover locking tuners.


After this shot was taken, I proceeded to align the neck in it's pocket. It needed a shim to raise the neck parallel to the guitar body and another to get the strings sitting straight on the body. Took me about an hour or more for it.


Wilkinson vintage tremolo bridge. Very very nice bridge. Note the staggered string placement on the bridge as well. Impressive piece of equipment!


Shot of workdesk after tidying up for the day :P






Computerguy hard at work.








The final parting shot of a finished guitar. Nut still needs more work as action is too high, will have to lug it down for Kaichin as I don't have the neccessary tools.