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13. Place the hand that is holding the jig into the guitar and try to
bring your fingertips near the high e string hole. Your goal is to
stick the headless pin through the high e string hole from the
inside.
HERE IS THE TRICK
: Use the golf tee as a guide by
inserting it into the high e string pin hole. This way you will be
able to feel it on the inside and find the high e string hole fairly
easy.
14. Remove the golf tee and carefully push the headless pin
a little bit up from inside (not all the way yet!).
15. Align the jig to the desired square position by feeling its
edges (make sure not to touch the pickup as there will be
superglue). Insert the golf tee into the b string hole and push it
through the corresponding hole in the jig. Make sure to feel if
you indeed hit the hole.
16. Push the jig up until it is flush against the bridge plate
and apply some pressure to the pickup. (With the final
installation you should slowly count to 30 to allow for the
glue to set.) This photo shows the jig inside the guitar (yes -
we cut a hole in the bottom for the photo).
Remove the jig by pulling out the golf tee and carefully
pulling the cardboard off the pickup. Remove the used putty,
which will either stick to the cardboard or to the pickup.
7. This picture shows the high e/b string pickup perfectly placed.
You may use a rag or tissue to wipe off any superglue that
oozed out around the pickup. Be extremely careful not to get the
rag in contact with the guitar's finish! Use a new piece of putty
for each pickup.
18. To finish, simply repeat this procedure with the remaining
pickups, one between g and d string and the other between
the low e and a string. Make sure all pickups are located
precisely UNDER THE SADDLE!
