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Bridge to Heel dimensions

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swarfrat

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l posted this table in another thread, but I'll post it here for more visiblity - maybe some folks can help fill in the missing pieces. W x L are the pocket dimensions. Heel is the distance from the heel to the centerpoint of the bridge saddle travel. (Ie the primary criteria in determining if the neck will intonate on a given guitar.) All pockets are  listed at 0.625" (15.9mm) except for the .720 mod, but I've never seen any info on pocket depth for angled pockets.

Code:
            W(mm)  L(mm) Heel(mm)
Tele/Strat    56     76      181 
Super 7       67     76  
Mustang       56     76      160
Bass 6        61     98      260 
Deluxe 5      74     98      230 
Standard 5    73     98      260 
Short Scale   60     98      294

I've combed the website, including using external search tools and the wayback machine, but I can't find or infer bridge to heel dimensions for Mustang/Jaguar/[fraction]7/8[/fraction] Strat& Tele guitars, for 25" Scale Super7's, or baritone Super7's.  I thought I had found a hidden source of information on the heel, but the numbers didn't match, and I seem to recall the number is actually the weight of the neck in pounds.  If anyone can help fill in the table, please add the info to the thread here.
heel-markings_zps9f001aa4.png

[updated with new information]
 
The red dot indicates that the neck is finished (maybe just for satin finishes).

Also, I am pretty sure 1.620 refers to the nut width, not the weight.
 
croquet hoop said:
The red dot indicates that the neck is finished (maybe just for satin finishes).

Also, I am pretty sure 1.620 refers to the nut width, not the weight.

Right on both counts. Red dot means satin finish - hard to tell otherwise sometimes; might be raw. Gloss finishes are obvious, so no indicator. The other is the nut width.

Where he's circled the "BT", I don't know what that is. In that place I usually see an "SS" or "G" for stainless or gold frets.
 
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