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INSTALLING HARDWARE
Once your fi nish has dried you can install the hardware. Begin by installing the
GEARED TUNERS. Please note that we drill some pegheads for right-mounted gears and some
for left-mounted gears, in order to make balanced use of our inventory. You should orient
these on the PEGHEAD with the handles pointing down. (fi g. 26)
____25.
Use a 1/16” drill bit to make pilot
holes for the tiny mounting screws.
Then a #1 size Phillips screwdriver
will work for installing two screws
in each tuner to hold the metal
plates fi rmly to the peghead.
Make sure the buttons
are pointing down.
Trim the length of the black plastic NUT to fi t the width of the NECK, and smooth any rough or
sharp corners with sandpaper. Then press it into the pre-cut slot near the geared tuners, with
the three cuts facing up. These cuts are for spacing the strings properly. Use some epoxy or
Superglue to glue the NUT in place if is loose, but no glue is needed if it fi ts snugly.
FIG. 26
____26.
____27. Before you install the strings you need to fi le 3 shallow grooves in
the BRIDGE. A small triangle fi le works well for this. You will make
fi nal adjustments to the height of the BRIDGE after the strings are
installed. File the middle groove in the center of the BRIDGE fi rst,
and space the other two grooves 1/2” on either side. (fi g. 27) Shallow
cuts are all that is necessary for now.
Bridge
FIG. 27
INSTALLING STRINGS
____28. Thread the end of the thickest (brass colored) string
through the left-hand hole in the TAIL and pull it all the
way until the ball end stops against the wood. Pull that
string up to the other end of the instrument and thread
the end through the corresponding GEARED TUNER.
(fi g. 28)
Cut the wire about 2 - 3 inches beyond the tuning gear.
Then pull the end back until it barely shows through the
post, and wind the excess string around the metal post
by turning the button. It is best to have the string wrap
over the top of the post.
After you have the fi rst string installed you can slide
the BRIDGE into place. It should sit about 23-5/8”
(600mm) from the NUT.
Do not glue the BRIDGE in place
.
You can make fi ne adjustments to the location of the
BRIDGE after you have all the strings installed.
____29.
FIG. 28
