A quick update (and thanks for the comments
).
Mick - the neck is glued in. So no obvious way of changing the neck angle. The bridge *could* be lowered, but would involve removing the bridge studs (!) and routing out a slightly lower-than-guitar-top pocket to reset it into. I am not going to go down that route. Having said that, I think I may be overeacting a little as it's now been sitting for 24 hours strung up and a quick check with a handy StewMac string-height-O-matic gauge suggests that the low E is 2mm at 12th fret. I shall check across the board, but I think that isnt too bad. On the flip side, there isnt a single whiff of fret buzz anywhere on the neck. The camera? Well, the speedlite works, but the flip-down bit (I forget its' name) that looks like a fresnel has snapped off and I dont know how well it will syncronise... Time will tell.
Carl - Yesterday it worked on manual only, now the AF seems to have switched back on ??? So I imagine a conection has wiggled a little loose somewhere. Hopefully it will continue to work, as the IS function is rather nice. I know it would take a repair shop £100 at least to look at it, so I have no idea what it would cost to repair fully. It isnt one of the L series lenses, so it must be on the border of worthwhile-to-repair. We shall see.
Stew - I think I may actually be ok with the action. It is a little high, and bends are a little awkward on the high-E side, but that might have something to do with a relatively flat radius too. It certainly isnt bottle-neck *just* yet
As far as the pickup cavities go, it is only the neck, and it is out by 1-2mm at most, so the screws on the pickup are slightly away from underneath the strings. Not enough, I think, to warrant re-routing, especially as it might be awkward with the neck attached too. And yes, I have considered home insurance, and I may speak to them tomorrow, but for now the darned thing seems to be working again, which I find odd.
Anyway, thanks for the comments, and once the WIP-WNC has its' electrickery wired up, I shall post some photo's (hopefully!).
Cheers,
Adam
