I use an awl to mark the center of the hole using the pick guard to line it up, then I use a twist (hand drill) to make a 1/16" hole about 1/4" deep, and then I take a countersink bit and spin it by hand in the hole with very light pressure, to relieve the finish a bit... The last thing I do is wick a *very* small drop of thin CA into the hole using a super small pipette.
I also have a small tool set that santa stewmac sent me that has a tap bit for various size screws. I always thread this in by hand before I run the actual screws in the first time.
I got this set as a Christmas gift last year, and was pleasantly surprised at how useful it is. It's not cheap at $37 or so. Maybe Santa will bring you one?
Here is a link to the screwdriver set
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Speci ... es#details
Here is a picture of the tap bits ("Hardened Screw Starters") that are included.
