Assembly, Shaping Headstock, Components Needed Qty

SECTION 4: ASSEMBLY

Shaping Headstock

The headstock for these models comes unfin- ished so you can cut it to your own design. These instructions will guide you through designing the shape of the headstock and placing pegholes.

Components Needed	Qty
Guitar Neck	1
Tools Needed
Sharp Pencil	1
Paper or Carbon Paper	Various
Bandsaw with a 1⁄4" Blade or a Coping Saw .....1
Round Rasp Files	Assorted
Woodworking Files	Assorted
Drill Press with 1/2" Drill Bit	1
To shape the headstock:

1.Trace the headstock on a piece of paper. Test various ideas for headstock shapes on paper before cutting into the headstock.

2.Layout pegholes for the tuners. Space the centers of the pegholes far enough apart so the tuners will not interfere with each other when turned and are a minimum of 3⁄4" from the edge of the headstock.

3.Draw the path of the strings onto the test paper to ensure that the strings do not inter- fere with each other as shown in Figure 6.

Note: To determine the string slot (Figure 5) locations, you can place the nut on the draw- ing and mark the slots. If the strings cross the nut at a sharp angle, this increases friction and makes tuning difficult. It also increases the risk of the strings pulling out of the nut slots.

4.Redraw your final headstock shape onto the headstock with a pencil or with carbon paper.

5.Cut the headstock out with a bandsaw or coping saw. Be sure to cut only to the outside edge of your pencil line.

Note: To cut sharp corners, cut several slots perpendicular to the corner, then cut out the small pieces. This will reduce binding on the blade.

6.Carefully hand file and sand the headstock to finalize the shape.

7.Mark the pegholes onto the headstock.

8.Using a 1/2" bit, drill a hole through the top of the headstock for each tuner shaft, making sure each hole is perpendicular to the head- stock surface, as shown in Figure 7.

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Figure 6. Example of string paths and peghole

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H8180/H8181 Bass Guitar Kit

Figure 7. Drilling the pegholes.

9.Carefully use a round rasp to widen the pegholes enough so the tuner shafts fit snug- ly in the pegholes.

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H8181 specifications

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