Sounds reasonable, but possibly let Black start off (when placing the king) so that Black gets some slight compensation for moving second.
Certainly worth experimenting with, but if practised on a wide scale I wonder if many starting positions would tend to resemble the standard opening position. For example, most players would probably opt to place kings towards the centre, and would avoid bishops or knights on the edge.
My Chess960 Setup Method
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Played a game of Chess960 using this setup method. Looking for constructive criticisms.
White goes first placing the king on any back row square other than a1 or h1.
Black then places his king opposite blacks king. If white places his king on g1 black mirrors it by placing his king of g8.
Black then places his queen on any black square of the back row. White mirrors. If black places his queen on b8 then white matches by placing the queen on b1.
White then places 1 rook on any back square with the restriction that the king must be between both rooks. Black mirrors.
Black then places the other rook on any back square with the restriction that it must be on the other side of the king as the previously placed rook. White mirrors.
White then places a bishop on any remaining back square with the restriction that the bishops must be on opposite colors. Black mirrors.
Black then places a knight on any back square with the restriction that remaining bishop must be placed on a square of the opposite color of the previously placed bishop. White mirrors.
White then places the last knight on a back square with the restriction that the final bishop must be on a square of the opposite color of the previously placed bishop. Black mirrors.
Black and white place the remaining bishop on the last back square.
Pawns are placed in their normal positions.
This setup method adds a level of strategy prior to the first move and may develop into an entire aspect of 'setup theory.'
Thoughts and criticisms are welcome.