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Have a little fun.
Make a little noise.
Build a REAL guitar in a weekend.

• Easy to build, finish, and setup
• Pre-wired electronics
• All hardware included

Sheet #i-12258  Updated 11/19

M I NI -T

GU I TAR  K I T

Содержание MINI-T

Страница 1: ...Have a little fun Make a little noise Build a REAL guitar in a weekend Easy to build finish and setup Pre wired electronics All hardware included Sheet i 12258 Updated 11 19 MINI T GUITAR KIT ...

Страница 2: ... 4170 Luthier s File Set 0842 Jigsaw or coping saw Supplies Sandpaper 150 220 320 400 grits 5562 or 5096 Light duty 3M Scotch Brite pad 7445 or 0000 steel wool ColorTone Naphtha 0766 Titebond Original Wood Glue 0622 Orange multi purpose tape 0678 Masking tape 0678 Rubber Gloves Rubber band Finishing supplies ColorTone Powdered Grain Filler ebony 0269 E ColorTone Wipe On Poly Finish 3622 ColorTone ...

Страница 3: ...ounting screws and pickup installed Pickguard with mounting screws and neck pickup installed Prewired control plate with mounting screws Strap buttons with screws and protective washers 2 String trees with screws 2 Output jack with mounting screws 1 5mm hex wrench for adjusting bridge saddles 4mm hex wrench for adjusting truss rod Strings ...

Страница 4: ... bleeds through finishes Cut the peghead to shape It s important that your saw stays square to the face of the peghead while you cut If it tilts to an angle you ll get a sloppy result that takes a lot of sanding to correct Use a bandsaw if you have one a jigsaw is also good A hand held coping saw can also be used but it s tough to hand saw smooth clean curves Never cut on the line Always cut just ...

Страница 5: ... length of the neck Use care not to change the bevel of the frets in the process While sanding with 320 grit slightly break any sharp edges on the fretboard body fingerboard and peghead Soften ing these edges promotes an even finish build It also helps prevent sanding through the finish if fine sanding is needed at the end of the job Degrease with naptha Whenyou vefinishedsanding wipethebodyandnec...

Страница 6: ... ensure the color looks the way you d like it to If it s too dark add a little more finish to weaken the color If it s too light add an additional drop or two of stain Remember a small amount of stain goes a long way As you apply the color watch for streaks and uneven areas keep working the pad in a circular motion over these areas followed by long strokes running the length of the instru ment unt...

Страница 7: ... neck Installtheneckmountingscrewsthroughtheneckmounting plate and tighten down with a 2 Phillips head screwdriver Install the pickguard Using the neck and bridge for reference position the pick guard The idea is to have the front edge of the pickguard runningparalleltothebridgecutoutonthepickguard Once positioned markoutthemountingscrewholeswithascribe or punch Drill 3 8 deep pilot holes for the ...

Страница 8: ...pilot holes for the screws if these holes are any smaller you risk shearing off the screw heads With the tuners in place install the screws in the pilot holes with a 1 Phillips screwdriver On the tuner string post add a washer then the threaded bushing Tighten with a 10mm nut driver or wrench Drill for the jack plate Mark out the 4 mounting screws with a scribe or punch using care to keep the edge...

Страница 9: ...or the jack Align the control plate Align the control plate so it s parallel to the treble edge of the bridge Mark out the hole locations and drill 3 8 deep holes using a 1 16 bit Wire the jack The bare ground wire gets soldered to the square sleeve lug solderthehotwire usuallyyelloworwhite totheround tip Once soldered install the jack plate on the guitar For more information on soldering check ou...

Страница 10: ...ing the chance of hitting the lower frets and causing fret buzz Depending on your playing style and how perfectly level yourfrettopsare aneckshouldbeanywherefromperfectly straight to having 0 012 of relief This measurement refers to additional string height over the 12th fret compared to a perfectly straight neck A straight neck tends to play and sound better but very few guitars end up with no re...

Страница 11: ...thenotereadsflat thesaddleneedstobeadjustedforward towards the nut shortening the length of the string Ifthenotereadssharp thesaddleneedstobeadjustedback away from the nut increasing the string length You re done Congratulations Your guitar is ready to play We hope this will be the first of many that you have fun assembling and customizing Adjust the pickup height Holding down the low E and high E...

Страница 12: ...21 N Shafer St Athens Ohio 45701 USA USA Canada call toll free 800 848 2273 9am 5pm weekdays Eastern time stewmac com ...

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