My personal concern "and it could be the photo angle" is the amount of fretboard real estate between the high and low E strings... The high E seems like pull offs may turn into fall offs
Fuk'n crack smoker... 🤣
That was my first thought, but still doesn't explain why the tailstop is so far away. There are literally thousands of de-kahlerized guitars where the tailstops are in a normal position... you just fill the void with wood and it's solid... therefore, you can mount the post anywhere... 🤷♂️
My latest strat project before the sanding and paint... I can guarantee you non-believers that the glue is 10 times stronger than the actual repaired wood 🙄
With that being said, I will bow down to all you experts...