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Kramer Output Jack

I moved the output jack on the guitar.  I found a cool spot for it and marked the location with the templates I made.  Then I used a drill, some heckin sharp chisels, and a Dremel to make the hole.

The V area where the jack plate will go has a curve and the jack plate is flat.  I’m recessing the plate into the guitar a little bit so it won’t be seen unless you look for it.  That is hard part and requires a lot of fitting.

After the output jack plate is done, I need to drill a loooong hole to connect it to the pickup cavity. This is so I can snake a wire through and get into the control cavity.

The hole is marked out with pencil
The hole is cut and the cover plate temporarily mounted so I can mark the printer to cut the recess.
The cover is removed showing the hole.  Everything inside the dark pencil line will be recessed about 1/16″ or more to allow the jack plate to sit below the surface.
The output jack is set into the body. It required a lot of fitting, but it worked.

This is what the hole looks like.

I drilled this little hole in the bridge pickup cavity for the wires to fish through.
I used blue tape to layout the line to follow with the drill bit and dove in. Now the output jack area can be connected to the control cavity.