How & Where to Position a Non-tremolo Bridge?

[ABlackOrchid]

I'm having one of my guitars converted from a tremolo bridge to a non-tremolo, thru-the-back" hardtail bridge. 
Yes, this involves plugging the tremolo route holes in order to get a flat/solid bridge mounting surface. 

What's the best way to determine where to position the bridge (to get the correct string lengths & strings to line-up with the nut)?

Thanks for any suggestions on this operation.

Allen

 

[jackthehack]

With a long metal straight-edge.

 

[GUNSNGUITARS]

I'll check tonight. I have a book at home that tells you where to position it.  Is it a 25.5" Neck?? If you can't wait, find another Fender guitar and measure from the side of the nut closest to the First fret to the bottom E string Saddle.  The positioning is the same assuming you have a 25.5" neck which is standard on Fender strats.  Tom Hirst wrote a excellent book on construction.  Check this out.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Electric-Guitar-Construction-by-Hirst-Tom-2003_W0QQitemZ200193681884QQihZ010QQcategoryZ378QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247