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Resonator Guitar Kit

Assembly Instructions

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Страница 1: ...Resonator Guitar Kit Assembly Instructions www stewmac com ...

Страница 2: ... the neck 24 Do s and don ts 24 Filling fret ends and sanding the neck 25 Making hangers and masking the neck 25 Staining 25 Applying a wash coat sealer 26 Filling the wood grain 26 Lacquer spraying schedule 26 Wet sanding and rubbing out the finish 27 Quick easy finish 27 Final assembly 27 Welcome to guitar building You are about to build a great resonator guitar patterned in many respects after ...

Страница 3: ...dge 8 Rubber band 9 Neck block 10 Tailblock 11 Hot Rod truss rod 12 Rosewood fingerboard 13 Mahogany neck 14 Fingerboard supports 2 parts 15 Truss rod filler block 16 Instructions 17 Pearl dots 10 18 Bone nut 19 Side dot material 20 Strap button and screw 21 Fretwire 3 Kit parts list 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 17 13 14 15 16 18 19 21 20 ...

Страница 4: ...y wider than the slot machined into the neck Chisel a slight clearance in the slot walls until the adjusting nut fits to the bottom of the channel Install the rod adjusting nut facing down Glue in a piece of the supplied filler strip over the adjusting nut 2 and the exposed truss rod threads between the brass lug and the rear of the adjusting nut The filler strip will support the bone string nut w...

Страница 5: ...ck taped to its thin edge Clamped and sanded in this fashion the fretboard will not only be straight end to end but the edge will be sanded at 90 to the work surface 5 Reverse the procedure for the other edge of the fingerboard Traditionally single dot inlays are installed behind frets 5 7 9 12 15 17 and 19 Frets 15 and 19 get two inlays each These will cover the four mounting screws that hold the...

Страница 6: ... mark the centers of each hole with an awl and carefully drill the holes with a sharp 1 16 drill bit Drill square to the fingerboard edge at all times Nip short lengths from the plastic inlay dowel and superglue them into the drilled holes They should extend slightly above the surface When dry file and sand the dots smooth TIP Clamp the fingerboard back on the spacer block used earlier for truing ...

Страница 7: ...g their ends When the frets are firm and the glue is dry nip them almost flush with the fingerboard edge Do not nip right up to the edge or the nippers will pull into the fingerboard and possi bly unseat a fret end Use a smooth mill file to flush the fret ends to the edge of the fingerboard Then use the same file held at an angle to file the fret end bevels 8 Choose a bevel that suits you per haps...

Страница 8: ... body and transfer the centerline onto the tape there 12 Using the tailpiece as a template mark its mounting hole on the tape then centerpunch and drill a 5 32 hole through the metal Also on the centerline mark centerpunch and drill two 9 64 holes in the soundwell lip for the screws which fasten the fretboard extension support stick These holes should be 3 8 away from the soundwell side wall 13 to...

Страница 9: ...hole and give a lit tle extra for clearance Also make a pencil line about 3 8 up from the bottom again match the hole plus a bit extra for clearance Saw in from the back of the tenon on each penciled line 14 Avoid touching the cheeks with the saw stop short and clean up later with a sharp chisel Then saw squarely down from the top and up from the bottom to each sawed line and the piece will break ...

Страница 10: ...the outer edges of the heel make contact with the body and these edges set the neck angle 17 A precise and convenient way to mark the curved shape to be carved away is with a radius gauge 18 but you can also do this by eye The contact area of the heel is an area about 1 8 to 3 16 wide around the outer edges of the bass side treble side and bottom of the cheeks Mark this area on the heel with a pen...

Страница 11: ...orque and possibly crack the heel or pull a bolt out of the heel Instead make your own nut driver as we did We made a long handled nut driver from a deep well square drive 7 16 socket and a 3 Phillips screwdriver which fit the 1 4 drive perfectly 19 Use a small piece of tape to hold the hex nut into the socket as you reach into the body to start the nut onto the bolt Don t over tighten the nuts th...

Страница 12: ...will be too close to the edge of the fretboard The removal of a tiny amount of wood is all it takes to make an adjustment here Remove this bit of wood uniformly across the contact area on one cheek to tip the neck in the proper direction this won t change the neck angle when viewed from the side of the body Use a straightedge laid against both the treble and bass sides of the fretboard 21 to check...

Страница 13: ...change rapidly so check your progress frequently It s unlikely that wood will need to be removed from the top of the heel but depending upon the weld of the top and side at the neck block it s possible for a neck to be overset too far away from the body In this case the bottom edge of the straightedge would end up far above center in the open ing of the coverplate s hand rest Removing wood from th...

Страница 14: ... the soundwell but that s it You can guarantee good intona tion however by careful placement of the fingerboard When the neck angle passes inspection leave the neck bolt ed into the body to check the lengthwise placement of the fingerboard specifically the location of the 12th octave fret in relation to the saddle This relationship makes for good or bad intonation Since you haven t glued the finge...

Страница 15: ...clamps holding the fingerboard on place a piece of masking tape on the neck surface at the nut end of the fingerboard use this tape as an index for fingerboard placement when you glue it on When all the neck fitting and fingerboard locating tasks are complete unbolt the neck from the body and glue on the fingerboard Clamp the peghead to your workbench with the neck hang ing out over the floor Butt...

Страница 16: ... surface Place the nut blank on the flat ledge between the end of the fingerboard and the break angle of the peghead File or sand a 14 angle on one end of the peghead overlay so that it butts flush to the back edge of the nut 29 When the over lay is glued on the space between the overlay and the fingerboard will be a perfectly sized channel for the nut Dry clamp the overlay in place With a pencil ...

Страница 17: ...the 3 on plate tuners that we used a 7 32 bit was the right size for the bushing When drilling use a backer board on the rear of the peghead to avoid splinter ing the wood and keep the drill bit square A drill press is handy for this job if you have one Press the bushings into the holes in the peghead overlay using a clamp to apply firm even pressure 32 Use a pro tective caul on the rear of the pe...

Страница 18: ...king tape around the edge of the coverplate to hold it in place while you drill the screw holes in the soundwell When drilling metal it s hard to keep the drill bit on center without walking Don t try to drill all the holes at once If you get off center to the screw clearance holes mounting the coverplate will be tough Start with one hole and make it exactly concentric with the hole in the coverpl...

Страница 19: ...n the screws completely Instead draw the support upwards within 1 8 of the well then slide the plywood block in between the L and the underside of the top beneath the fingerboard extension Use a mirror to center the plywood block and then slowly tighten the two screws The L support will push the spacer block snug against the top and lift the metal in that area The L support is supplied slightly ov...

Страница 20: ...of the saddle and the 3 8 mark will be the approximate bottom of the V shaped string slots you ll cut into the saddle Remove the biscuit from the cone and saw off the saddle material above the top line Mount the biscuit to the cone Rough in the saddle height Round the backside peghead side of the nut with a file and shape it to a rough in height that s tall enough to accom modate filing and fittin...

Страница 21: ...one location if the cone sits slightly more toward one side than another 1 32 or less that isn t a great problem When the two outside strings are lightly tensioned if the sad dle is slightly off center with the neck and tailpiece pulling too far toward the bass or treble side you have several options for minor alignment of 1 32 or less Loosen the neck mounting bolts and force the neck in the prope...

Страница 22: ...irst fret We ended up with a clearance of 014 under the high treble string and 025 under the low bass string Install the remaining strings and repeat the above nut capo saddle operation Rough in the strings at the nut so they ll hold their place under tension A good starting point for string spacing at the nut is to divide the space between the centers of the two outside strings by 5 and pen cil t...

Страница 23: ...tling in period When the nut slots are finished and the strings are holding the nut centered in its slot use a sharp pencil to mark the overhang on each end of the nut for trimming Remove the strings remove the nut from its slot and file off the excess Shape the ends round and then sand the nut smooth to remove any file marks The ends of the nut should be flush with the fingerboard and neck on bot...

Страница 24: ...ck perfectly straight 38 until a straightedge rests on all the frets don t expect it to rest on the fingerboard extension over the body because it will fall away slightly If you happen to find a high fret tap it down before leveling Support the back of the neck under the fret that you are hammering on TIP You can use masking tape on each side of the frets to protect the fretboard from sanding Use ...

Страница 25: ...technique has been perfected If you d like your guitar to look as good as it sounds don t rush Do use a backing block or pad when sanding flat surfaces It helps maintain a level surface On round surfaces use a flex ible rubber backing pad a thick piece of felt or leather or fold the sandpaper three or four times to give it firmness with flexibility Don t apply more than three coats of lacquer per ...

Страница 26: ...al position Apply masking tape to cover the areas that won t be stained or finished the fretboard playing surface the sides of the fretboard to be unmasked after staining the nut the neck joint surfaces of the cheeks and the underside of the fret board extension Filling fret ends and sanding the neck Making hangers and masking the neck Wear plastic gloves when handling stains The mahogany neck and...

Страница 27: ... Day Six Once again spray three wet clear coats one hour apart on the neck and peghead The neck now has nine coats Let the finish dry overnight Day Seven Scuff sand the finish with 320 grit again This time most of the shiny spots will disappear leaving a uni formly dull look Spray three more clear coats one hour apart You now have twelve coats Allow overnight drying Day Eight Lightly scuff sand th...

Страница 28: ...te wood filler and the technique mentioned above It will color and fill in one process 4 Spray as described above but quit after the sixth day 9 coats 5 Let the finish dry one week and wet sand with 800 grit Unigrit sandpaper to remove the majority of shiny spots 6 Skip the rub out Instead use 0000 steel wool to produce a simple flat satin sheen Wet sanding and rubbing out the finish Quick easy fi...

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