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Mark an according point on your guitar.
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To get the cleanest possible result, start with a small (1/8”) drill bit and work your way up to a
½
” hole in 5 or 6 individual drill steps using a little bit bigger drill every time. Alternatively a step drill
works fine. Best results are achieved with a
½
” Forstner bit, but this one only works if there is no
existing hole.
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Drill or widen the endpin hole to 12mm-1/2".
8. INSTALLATING THE ENDPIN JACK
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Unscrew the endpin jack's strap button.
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Take off the outer nut and washer (with smaller inner diameter), do not lose the inner washer
and lock washer (with larger inner diameter).
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Try to roughly find out the thickness of your end-block and set the inner nut on the jack
accordingly (see picture below).
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Note that the screw cap may be screwed against
the inner nut. But if the end block is thin, like on most
classical guitars, screw the screw cap in as far as it
goes, and set the inner nut as needed. Setting the inner
nut precisely is necessary to properly mount the jack.
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This usually requires some trial and error.
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TIP: a chopstick or something similar helps to
grab the jack from the outside to pull it through the
hole.
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Once you got this done, add the outer washer
and nut and tighten it. There are 2 small holes on the tip
of the jack to allow holding onto it with a small drill bit
or Allen wrench.
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Slide the rubber sliding piece up the 4 cables to tie them
together about 2” from the pickups.
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Then give the endpin jack’s outer nut a few twists to curl the
pickup wires inside until they are free in the air (see photo).
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Attach the strap nut. Make sure that it screws in ALL THE WAY
over the threaded part of the jack, so that a tiny portion of the thread
is exposed when the strap-knob is tightened.
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