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H3098 Western Guitar Kit
Tuning
The end pin is positioned on the guitar as shown
in Figure 18.
To attach the end pin to the guitar body:
1.
Using a
3
⁄
32
" drill bit, drill a
3
⁄
4
" deep hole at the
mounting location.
2.
Using a phillips head screwdriver, secure the
end pin to the guitar body with the included
wood screw.
End Pin
Tuning is the most important concept of playing a
guitar. If the guitar is not in tune with itself, or the
other instruments in an ensemble, the resulting
music will not sound pleasing to the ear. Having a
good understanding of tuning is essential to max-
imizing the full potential of any guitar.
Important issues to consider when tuning a
guitar:
•
Get into the habit of tuning the guitar every
time it is picked up to be played.
•
Always tune the strings “up.” The final tuned
tension of each string should be reached
while tightening the string, not loosening it. If
the string is tensioned too far, loosen the ten-
sion and tune ”up” again.
•
The goal when tuning is to make the strings
in tune with one another. Standard tuning is
shown in Figure 19.
•
The easiest way to tune a guitar is using an
electronic tuner such as the Grizzly H3097
Chromatic Tuner shown on page 20.
However, knowing how to tune a guitar by
ear is an important part of being an accom-
plished guitar player.
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5
4
3
2
1
E
A
D
G
B
E
Figure 19. String tuning notes.
Figure 18. Correct end pin placement.
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