{"id":357,"date":"2009-04-01T21:24:17","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T20:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/?p=357"},"modified":"2009-04-02T07:52:32","modified_gmt":"2009-04-02T06:52:32","slug":"castaway-strat-conversion-part-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/2009\/04\/01\/castaway-strat-conversion-part-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Castaway Strat Conversion &#8211; Part 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Next steps are adjusting approximate string height and mounting the bridge.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-358\" title=\"img_0710\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/img_0710.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First, I unwind the tuners to their maximum range.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-359\" title=\"img_0711\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/img_0711.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next, I thread the string through the tuner.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360\" title=\"img_0712\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/img_0712.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And fasten it in the string lock.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-361\" title=\"img_0713\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/img_0713.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All six strings mounted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-362\" title=\"img_0714\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/img_0714.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-363\" title=\"img_0715\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/img_0715.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-364\" title=\"img_0716\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/img_0716.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-365\" title=\"img_0717\" src=\"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-content\/img_0717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All six strings fastened. The result is stunning! I have been very impatient to get some of this work done, as may be apparent from some of the woodwork, but it&#8217;s done and it works amazingly well.<\/p>\n<p>Next installment will cover adapting a pick guard and finishing the guitar. I am not yet sure whether to mount the Lace Alumitones that I have laying around or if I should go more conventional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next steps are adjusting approximate string height and mounting the bridge. First, I unwind the tuners to their maximum range. Next, I thread the string through the tuner. And fasten it in the string lock. All six strings mounted. All six strings fastened. The result is stunning! I have been very impatient to get some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,7,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":369,"href":"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357\/revisions\/369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/guitarworks.thestrandbergs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}