Building a Vintage 1963 Telecaster - Attaching the String Ferrules

Building a Vintage 1963 Lake Placid Blue Telecaster - Attaching the String Ferrules
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This was another seemingly simple process but one that took some time. Again the finish had been applied to the string ferrule holes making them too small for the string ferrules. Some protective taping and some sanding, using both rolled sandpaper and a round file, fixed the hole size.

I used a small craft hammer and some scrap rubber matting from the workstation to gently tap the ferrules into the holes. They did not need to be super snug or pounded in but they should fit snugly so as to not fall out when there are no strings on the guitar.

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String holes on the back of the body. 100-String-Ferrules.JPG	The string ferrules. 101-String-Ferrules.JPG	The guitar in the workstation. 102-String-Ferrules.JPG
Side view of the rolled up sandpaper used to sand off the finish in the holes 103-String-Ferrules.JPG	Top view of the hole sanding. 104-String-Ferrules.JPG	Being cautious…more tape… 105-String-Ferrules.JPG
Test fitting the string ferrules. 106-String-Ferrules.JPG	Protecting the bare wood. 107-String-Ferrules.JPG	Using a Q-tip on the body - they worked wonders for this application. 108-String-Ferrules.JPG
The string holes after applying the finish. 109-String-Ferrules.JPG	My craft hammer and another scrap strip of rubber matting. 110-String-Ferrules.JPG	The string ferules in place. 111-String-Ferrules.JPG
The string ferrules installed. 112-String-Ferrules.JPG	The string ferrules installed. 113-String-Ferrules.JPG