Yeah. The screwdriver bit didnt do it. All the bits I have are just a smidgen too long. I'll have to take the bridge partially off. Good thing I have another mixer, and I can at least compare a working pcb to this one.
In the meantime, while I had the side panels off, being a wood worker, I did the logical non productive thing.
I made some side panels and a top panel out of flamey black walnut.
If it don't work, well, at least she'll be purdy. : thumbs up:.
Some point I'll have to throw up some pics.
I don't like the looks of the optional factory wood panels. The stock ones look cool and have that Frank Loyd Wright vibe, but are particle board and vinyl veneer.
My design kind of follows the original, but I made the bridge panels bigger to accommodate a 7" top shelf, and they don't "float". They go all the way down to the long side panels with almost 7 inches touching the other wood. I did this for support reasons, so the weight of the shelf and whatever I have on the shelf is distributed more than just being supported by 4 screws.
This way everything is mechanically tied into the whole frame. When I want to tilt back the meter bridge, it's just a matter of undoing 4 screws and lifting the side panels and the shelf off as one unit.
I'm not going to put anything heavy on the shelf, but I wanted to ensure that it would be solid. I saw Cory's post about a bent up meter bridge bracket and that is what I'm avoiding.