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Caution: It is not recommended to use a power screwdriver on this step. These are tiny screws, and they may
not withstand the torque of the drill. Hand-tightening with a screwdriver will ensure that the heads do not strip,
and you will be able to seat them firmly enough.
Step
16
—Installing the Strings
To start, take the pack of strings (Part Q) that came with your kit, and open it up. Identify the four separate
numbered clear string envelopes in the pack.
Stringing your Gittylele is a fairly straightforward process. You will be making a looped knot at one end of
each string, feeding it up through the holes in the tailpiece and then through the loop of the knot. The strings
will then run them up the neck and wrapping them around the tuner post, ending by threading the string end
through the hole on the post.
The 4th and 1st strings are the same gauge (thickness). The 4th string is placed above the thickest string,
closest to the top of the box when in the playing position. The 3rd string is the thickest of the four. The second
string goes below the 3rd and above the 1st, with the 1st as the bottom most string when in the playing posi-
tion.
Or to put it another way, when looking at the instrument from the front, the strings will go 4, 3, 2, 1 from left to
right: small, largest, second largest small. See the photo on the next page for a visual reference.
NOTE: for left-handed playing, just reverse the order of the strings!