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P+JAssem Version 1.1
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Feed the single conductor wire with a bare end through the hole to the drill point that will be under the
bridge when installed. (Figure 23)
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Bend the wire over so that it will seat firmly into the body when the bridge is on top of it. (Figure 23)
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When you screw down the bridge and it pins the wire underneath this will serve to ground the bridge
and strings and thereby reduce the amount of noise and electrical interference you might experience.
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Allow the pickguard (P-style instruments) or control panel (on J-style instruments) to fully seat onto the
face of the instrument. On J-style instruments you will need to get the pickup to slide into the hole on
the pickguard as it sits down fully
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On P-style instruments, seat the pickguard over the pickup and down onto the face of the guitar.
4.8.
Install the Bridge
Now we will install the bridge to the body. The bridge already has the bridge pickup mounted.
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Make sure that the ground wire is extending onto the body surface so that the wire will make contact
with the underside of the bridge.
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Carefully set the bridge onto the body in approximately the correct place.
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Set the (now fully wired) control plate into the control cavity. We will finish installing it in a few minutes.
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Make sure that the ground wire is on the body surface under the bridge where it will make contact with
the bridge.
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Align the bridge’s mounting holes to the predrilled holes in the body. (Figure 25)
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Carefully screw the bridge onto the body by driving screws in the outside holes on the bridge. Do NOT
tighten these screws tight onto the body. Tighten the screws until just before they seat into the bridge.
(Figure 26)
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Assure that all four of the screws line up well with the bridge holes and tighten them down. DO NOT
Figure 23 Ground wire to Bridge Post
Figure 24 Ground Wire bend for bridge install
