H8180/H8181 Bass Guitar Kit
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Components and Hardware Needed:
Qty
Neck .................................................................. 1
Tuners ................................................................ 4
Screws #2 x
1
/
2
.................................................. 4
Hex Nut Bushings
1
/
2
" ........................................ 4
Flat Washers
1
/
2
" ............................................... 4
To install the tuners:
1.
Place the neck fretboard down on a flat sur-
face and insert the tuners into the headstock
holes.
2.
Position the tuners so they are perpendicular
to the edge of the headstock, and mark the
mounting holes (
Figure 16
).
Figure 16
. Tuners positioned.
3.
Remove the tuners.
— If the neck is attached to the body, remove
it now.
4.
Place a backing board under the headstock
and, using a
1
⁄
16
" drill bit, drill four
3
⁄
8
" deep
holes into the back of the headstock at the
marks from
Step 2
(
Figure 17
).
Mounting Tuners
Figure 17
. Drilling tuner mounting holes.
Note:
Drilling the holes deeper than
5
⁄
8
" could
result in drilling out through the top of the
headstock. Set the correct depth with the
depth stop on your drill press.
5.
Insert the tuner shafts through the holes in
the back of the headstock and secure them
with the #2 x
1
/
2
" screws.
6.
Turn the neck face up, slide a washer over
each tuner post and screw a hex nut bushing
onto each tuner, as shown in
Figure 18
.
Figure 18
. Tuners installed on headstock.
Hex Nut
Bushing
Washer
Mounting
Hole
