In the last blog post, we made a new nut for our vintage Hofner Colorama II. Also needing doing is an improved bridge. The original one should've looked like this: However, here's the (replacement) one I got on THIS guitar: Apart from looking wrong (not necessarily a big problem), it has the wrong radius, wrong string spacing, and is not compensated in any way for proper string intonation. The base is almost correct, dimension- and look-wise, so I'm going to keep it and make a new top. First I get a brass bar: Cut it to length to match the base: Mark the position of the holes and hit them with a punch: Now the tricky part for me, since I don't have a drill press - drilling the holes perfectly straight: Holes done: Now turned over to check how close I got. Not bad. Quick check with the base before taking this any further: Sides are now marked with a 9.5 radius gauge to match the neck: The brass is now filed to shape, checking constantly with the radius gauge to make sure...