 | This ace Epiphone Explorer was brought into the workshop for a restoration. The previous owner had badly damaged the scratchplate, and although the new owner had tried to refurbish it, a new plate was needed. Epiphone explorer scratchplates are unique and not a stock product, so a replacement one had to be hand cut. |
First the new scratchplate blank is cut to size and covered with protective tape. The current scratchplate will be used as a template for an exact match.
Once the holes are drilled for the new template, the old one is screwed down and the new one is cut out. Once the shape is cut, the bevelled edge is cut and the screw holes are countersunk.
The finished result side by side the original scratchplate
  |  As well as the new scratchplate, a new nut was needed so a replacement bone nut was hand cut and shaped. The cheap aftermarket machine heads were replaced with upgraded Gotoh ones, giving much better tuning control. Finally the guitar was given a a detail clean and a ultra low setup, ready for it's new owner to enjoy his guitar! |
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