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Mount the wah pot on its mounting bracket with solder lugs facing up as shown in Drawing 1. Be
sure to press the pot all the way down to rest against the bottom of the bracket. The pot's nut
and small flat washer will be on the input jack side of the mounting bracket. The lock washer
and two large washers will be on the output jack side of the mounting bracket. Tighten the wah
pot hardware by using a 12 mm wrench or some other tool to make sure it will stay securely in
place when the wah pedal is in use.
SECTION 3 - Final Assembly of Pedal Base and Treadle
Place the treadle on top of the base as shown in the
drawing. Make sure the rack stays inserted through the
large rectangular hole in the base. Line up the bearing pin
holes on the treadle with those on the base. Insert the
bearing pin, smooth end first, through all of the bearing pin
holes including: both treadle holes, both base mount holes
and the pillow block hole.
Using a hammer and ¼" pin punch, carefully tap the splined
end of the bearing pin into the hole until it is flush with the side
of the treadle.
Adjust the tension of the adjustment screw with a 5 mm Allen wrench so that the treadle stays in
place when you remove your foot and so that it suits your playing preference.
Base Assembly
Looking at the inside surface of the base with the toe
end directed away from you. Use the remaining self
tapping screw and internal tooth lock washer to mount
the rack tensioner to the hole as shown in the drawing.
The lock washer goes directly underneath the screw
head. (Keep this screw fastened loosely until the final
assembly stage on p. 12).
BASE
INSIDE
SURFACE
Tip: Lay the pedal on its side with a couple of magazines stacked underneath the treadle, on the side opposite from
where you will be hammering, to keep the treadle propped up from your work bench.
Bearing Pin Holes
LEFT SIDE
(with toe-end directed away from view)
Treadle
Mount the footswitch. Remove all the nuts and washers from the
footswitch and place only the lock washer on the footswitch
bushing. Insert the footswitch bushing through the ½" hole at the
toe-end of the base. Place the footswitch large nylon washer over
the bushing on the outside of the base and then screw on one of
the hex nuts. Orient the lugs on the footswitch as shown in
Drawing 1. When positioned correctly, tighten the hex nut.
Wah Base
Lock Washer
Nylon Washer
Hex Nut
Outside
Inside