OG basic
owners manual
Lukas Brunner, Sur Prassuoir 87, 7543 Lavin, Switzerland
Phone/Fax: 0041 (0)81 862 20 89
The Outdoor Guitar basic model is designed by Brunner Guitars and manufactured in Vietnam. Final assembly, including fabrication and installation of the
neck connection and the unique bridge is done by Brunner Guitars in Switzerland.
The OG Basic has laminated back and sides and features a solid Brunner “Flying Top” construction. Please give it the special care you would give any
other fine guitar and it will give you years of service.
The OG is very easy to handle if you know how. This short description will familiarize you with the proper procedures for attaching and detaching the neck.
Please read it carefully to avoid any difficulties and to be able to enjoy your OG to the fullest!
Assembling
Because of the OG’s special bridge design and the patented neck
connection, it only takes half a minute until the outdoor guitar is ready to
play (without having to loosen the tension on the strings!)
Disassembling
Disassembling the OG is as quick and easy as assembling it, but there are a
few important details to pay attention to.
1.
Take the guitar body and
neck out of the bag. Then
put the guitar body back into
the case or onto your lap
(top-side up).
2.
Hold the neck with the
untwisted strings and slide
the string-holder with the two
pins into the holes on the
bridge.
3.
Carefully insert the neck into
the matching groove on the
body so the metal plate on
the neck hooks into the one
on the body.
4.
Now turn the guitar around
by holding the body with
your right hand at the
soundhole and put one
finger onto the neck end
holding it in place for turning
the body around. With your
left hand hold the neck and
have your elbow sit on the
back edge of the body to be
able to apply slight tension
on the strings.
5.
Now push the back of the
body against your waist,
keep your elbow on the back
edge of the body and pull
the neck against you to put
full tension on the strings.
6.
While holding the neck in
that positition, tighten the
connection-bolt firmly on the
guitars back with your right
hand.
Important:
Keep pulling the neck tight
onto the guitar body until the
connection is firmly tightend
so there is no gap showing
in between the neck and
body!
7.
Then flip the guitar around
and stretch the strings by
pulling on each one. This
should bring them right back
into tune and helps to keep
them from dropping
afterwards.
8.
Now it only takes some fine-
tuning and you’re ready to
go!
1.
Push the guitar against your
waist by holding the upper part
of the neck while having your
elbow sit on the back edge of
the guitar’s body. This way you
have full control and enough
strength to release the neck
slowly, without having to loosen
the strings.
2.
Loosen the connection-bolt all
the way with the other hand by
holding the neck firmly and keep
pulling it tight onto the body!
Attention:
Do not release the
neck tension until the connection
bolt is fully disengaged from the
neck to avoid any damage to the
threads on the bolt or neck
connection plate.
3.
Now slowly release the tension
by letting the neck move
forward. Then move your right
hand to the soundhole to hold
the body while you’re taking the
neck out of its groove. Keep the
neck end far enough away from
the body to avoid scratching the
top.
4.
Put the body onto your lap or
back in the case with the top
side up. Then pull the string bar
off the bridge.
5.
The neck now goes into the bag
first (upside down) and the body
on top of it. Keep the strings in a
wide loop underneath the
fretboard so the bridge
attachment lies beside the neck.
6.
FInally, place the body top-side-
up in the case with the neck
protector lid closed beneath it.
Close the backpack and head
for the great outdoors!
Should you experience any problem with the neck connection, please contact Brunner Guitars directly for advice and don’t try to do your own
adjustments!
