U.S. Guitar Kits Cutaway, Руководство по сборке

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Main Objective:
At this point, the major construction is complete and there are two directions
you can go to proceed.
1. Continue the construction including attaching the bridge,
machines, fitting the saddle and doing the final setup to make the
guitar playable.
2. Stop the building and complete all the sanding and finish prep and
complete the finishing. The advantage to going this route is that
applying finish and particularly the rubout of the finish is much
easier with the bridge not yet installed.
Note: At this point, the manual will proceed by showing you the tape off
areas needed to finish the guitar.
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Complete all final scraping and finish sanding. We do not recommend
sanding much beyond 150 or 180 grits as the higher grits could create
a shiny surface and prevent good finish adhesion.
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Taping the bridge area. Place some blue tape on the top in the rough
area where the bridge will be located. Poke holes through the tape
where the holes are in the top for the bridge clamp. Using the bridge
clamp, place the 2 studs through the clamp, through the bridge and
through the top. This will perfectly locate the bridge on the top. Use a
sharp utility knife and carefully cut around the perimeter of the bridge
being careful no to cut the top…tape only! Peel away the excess blue
tape and remove the bridge. Build up several layers of tape over this
first layer to prevent any finish from getting on the bare wood.
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Using the exact same process, tape off the sides and top of the body
where the neck and fingerboard will attach. Again, lay the tape, bolt
on the neck and cut away the excess.
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Tape off the top of the fingerboard including the nut end and where
the nut will attach to the neck. Also, tape off the truss rod pocket.
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Tape off the surface of the neck heel and back of the fingerboard that
will attach to the side and top. Install a long bolt into the threaded
insert and you’ll have a way to hold and/or hang the neck during
finish and/or drying process.