> I also do it alone and it's not that hard. After the board is fitted to the > rim I screw it down around the perimeter enough so that I can drop the plate > in and out and fit the bridges. I use largish washers between the head of > the screw and the SB to protect the board. Those screw holes not only work > as a nice way to index the board back in, but with an electric screw driver > you can set the board down very quickly without having to mess with the > clamps. As Ron mentioned, once the board is down on the glue you have a > fair amount of time to work around with the clamps and blocks. > > David Love I drill two tooling locater holes through the plate, soundboard, and into the rim when I locate the bridges from the plate. The soundboard, bridges installed, is located with the pins when it's glued in, and the same pin locations position the plate later. Ron N
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