Scott's probable new purchase got us talking and I remembered a photo I had from a guy who replaced the bridge on his 70's bird for a 60's unit. He went so far as to lay in a veneer from the bridge pickup back (to cover the three point holes). What's even more impressive is that it was a natural bird he did it to:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v47/gcarlston/Thunderbirds/76w60sparts-1.jpg)
So that got me thinking. If you planed 1/8" off the whole center section and put a 1/8" veneer on it you could not only slap a two piece bridge on it but do this as well:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v47/gcarlston/Thunderbirds/76ThunderbirdII.jpg)
Neither one of the two 70s birds I have left is totally original. Both were refinished and one has a Badass. I think I may be yanking off that Badass for a new project!