Mounting Tuners
Components and Hardware Needed: | Qty |
Neck | 1 |
Tuners | 1 |
Stainless Steel Screws #2 x 3/8" | 2 |
Bushings | 6 |
To install the tuners: |
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1.Place the neck fretboard down on a flat sur- face and insert the tuners into the
2.Use a ruler to align the tuners so they are parallel, and mark the mounting holes as shown in Figure 18.
Note: Taping the ruler to the peghead may lessen movement while marking the tuner mounting holes.
Figure 18. Tuners aligned.
3.Remove the tuners.
4.If the neck is attached to the body, remove it now.
5.Fasten a 7⁄16" thick wood shim with tape on the top side of the peghead near the tip (Figure 19). This will help stabilize the neck during the next step.
6.Using a 1⁄16" drill bit, drill 3⁄8" deep holes into the back of the peghead (Figure 19).
H8068 Telecaster® Style Kit
Shim
Figure 19. Peghead supported with shim.
Note: Drilling the holes deeper than 3⁄8" could result in drilling out through the top of the peghead. Set the correct depth with the depth stop on your drill press.
7.Place the pegboard face up on a level sur- face, and use a dead blow hammer or a dowel in a drill press to drive the six bushings into the tuner mounting holes (Figure 20).
Figure 20. Installing bushings on peghead.
Note: If you have trouble inserting the bush- ings, turn a drill bit by hand in the top of the hole to widen it just enough to insert the bushing.