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Use the protruding drill bit (string piece or
nail) as a side-stop for your outer pickups (see
photo). In other words, glue the pickup with its outer
edge close to touching the nail that extends inside
the guitar through the according reference hole.
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Once the 2 outer pickups are in place, remove
the drill bit (string piece or nail).
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Install the 2 inner pickups evenly between the
outer pickup and the center brace. These ones are
not as critical in regards to exact positioning; please
do not worry if these end up a little bit out of line.
6. INSTALLATION ON A GUITAR WITH A BRIDGE REINFORCEMENT STRIP
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Please inspect the bridge area inside the
guitar with a mirror and a flashlight to make sure that
there is enough room for all 4 pickups. Usually there
will be 5 fan braces with more than enough room in
between.
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First, make sure that the front edge of the
bridge reinforcement strip is clear off glue that may
have oozed out during the guitar manufacturing
process! Clean this edge with a razor blade if
necessary.
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Install the pickups in front of the bridge
reinforcement strip (towards soundhole) as shown in
the photo. This provides the best tone. The reason is
that the bridge reinforcement strip is in most cases
not directly under the saddle but slightly offset to the rear, to support the area where the strings are
knotted on the bridge. Sometimes they are radiused as well, which would get you in even more trouble
if you would glue a pickup on it. When you install the pickups in front of it, their tips (the most sensitive
part of the pickup) will be right under the saddle - where they are supposed to be.
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Please practice the installation of each individual pickup before you use glue or tape!
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Start with the 2 inner pickups right beside the middle brace. Position them as shown in the
photo above.
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The inside edge of the 2 pickups should be very close to the center brace and the tips can touch
the bridge reinforcement strip.
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Install the 2 outer pickups also using the bridge reinforcement strip as a backstop. They should
end up like shown on the photo. Try to especially make sure that the high e string pickup ends up pretty
much exactly under the high e string!
7. DRILLING THE HOLE FOR THE ENDPIN JACK
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Remove existing endpin if any (classical guitars usually do not have endpins).
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Use protective tape to cover the drill hole area. This helps protecting the guitar’s finish.
