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____66. If you want to install a strap on your guitar, place
one mounting button centered at the tail end of the body, and
the other button at the heel, as shown in fig 66.
NOTE: The screw should be located about 1-1/2” from the
bottom of the heel so as to avoid interfering with the bolt in-
side the heel.
Be sure to drill a pilot hole for the mounting screws -- oth-
erwise you might crack the wood in the heel! If the screw is
difficult to turn into the wood, then your pilot hole is too small
for the screw.
1-1/2”
Mounting
Button
INSTALLING OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
____67. You can add a pick guard around the soundhole
to protect the finish from damage from strumming with a
flatpick (fig 67). This standard shaped guard fits around the
inlaid ring very nicely, and it is simple to install -- just peel
and stick.
Fig 66
Fig 67
____68. If you’d like to amplify your guitar, one nice option is to install a piezo pickup inside, with a jack at the tail end that
serves the double purpose of a strap button and output jack. We offer either single-sensor or double-sensor piezo pickups at
Musicmaker’s, and they are excellent quality for a reasonable price.
Installing a piezo pickup involves drilling a 1/2” diameter hole through the tail end of the guitar for the jack. You will also need
to remove the strings so you can reach one hand into the soundhole to place the sensors against the inside of the soundboard.
The adhesive for the sensors is included with the pickup. The most effective locations for the sensors is shown in the drawings
below (fig 68a and 68b).
Fig 68a
Position for single sensor
Position for double sensor
Fig 68b
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