To install the strings using only the bridge:
1.Slide the 1st string through the corresponding hole in the bridge (Figure 29).
2.Repeat Steps
Figure 29. 1st string installed.
String Retainers
Components and Hardware Needed: | Qty |
Guitar | 1 |
Retainer | 1 |
Stainless Steel Screw #2 x 3/8" | 1 |
Bushing | 1 |
The string retainer mounts between the 1st and 2nd strings (Figure 30).
Retainer and |
Bushing |
Figure 30. String retainer locations.
To install the string retainer:
1.Place the string retainer on top of the 1st and 2nd string near the second tuner.
2.Using a 1⁄16" drill bit, drill 1⁄4" deep holes straight through the holes in the string retain- ers.
Note: Drilling the holes deeper than 1⁄2" could result in drilling out the bottom of the peghead.
3.Slide a #2 x 3⁄8" screw through a retainer and small bushing, and fasten it to the back hole on the headstock (Figure 30).
H8068 Telecaster® Style Kit