Anyone a dab hand with a router near Sussex...?

[brensabre79]

Hi everyone.

I need some help. I'm useless with a router and I'll probably make a right mess of this if I attempt it myself, I can't even manage a hole for a battery box on a slab body!

I have an archtop semi acoustic bass with one pickup. I have two Epiphone pickups that I want to put in (mini-humbucker style).

So basically I need a new hole made near the end of the fingerboard to house the second pickup, about 2cm deep. The existing pickup hole is in the centre position and should suffice for the other pickup. The construction is a centre block type with hollow wings so the place where the hole is needed is solid wood, but as its an archtop its not exactly simple.

Ive marked it on the pic:
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So is there anyone near me (Mid Sussex) who could lend me a hand with this please? I need to get it sorted in the next couple of weeks if possible, I will reward adequately for your time and effort of course

cheers
Bren

[rogerstodge]

I wouldn't want to do that, routers need to sit on a dead flat surface, also the neck is in the way

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I wouldn't want to do that, routers need to sit on a dead flat surface, also the neck is in the way
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Would be easy enough to curve a template to fit over the body and thick enough to clear the neck

[brensabre79]

Thanks for the input everyone

I think I'll be taking a trip to a luthier then...