Hi Dan.....Read Bob's post again...........Okay, once more...........Got it? Sorta' huh?    Okay then.......Go ahead, read it again if you want. I got time..........................................Are you all set? Good....Do it. It works. I've used it on several older guitars where the plate was still fine and it does just great. I originally heard about that from Dan Erlewine at Stew-Mac about 12 years ago in a newslwtter they used to do with more tech and less sales. I live about 40 miles from Stew-Mac and they are great folks.

To avoid the splintering problem you can cut a pine 2x4 chunk to fit below when you drill. Just wedge it in place....****CAREFULLY***......if you have a question call me.

Spaw