Grizzly H8070 owner manual Positioning Pick Guard, Control Plate Bridge

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Positioning Pick

Guard, Control Plate

& Bridge

The following steps require you to mark the guitar body. To avoid damaging the finish, place mask- ing tape on the guitar body and gently mark the tape.

In the following steps the bridge, control plate, and pick guard will be installed temporarily to correctly orient them.

Components and Hardware Needed:

Qty

Guitar Body and Neck (Assembled)

1

Pick Guard

1

Control Plate

1

Bridge

1

To position the pick guard, control plate and bridge:

1.Turn the guitar face up, thread the pick guard pickup wires through the center cavity (Figure 13) into the control plate cavity, then place the pick guard on the body.

2.Tuck the control plate wires into the control plate cavity.

3.Place the control plate on the body so it fits snugly into the curve on the pick guard as shown in Figure 13.

Center Cavity

Control Plate Cavity

Figure 13. Control plate fits into pick guard.

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4.Place a 36" long straightedge over the center of the fretboard inlays and over the bridge cavity, then mark the center line on the guitar body (Figure 14).

Figure 14. Marking center line.

5.Place a ruler across the body at several loca- tions and mark the half-way point to double check the center line location against the mark in Step 5.

6.Insert the bridge into the bridge cavity and align the mounting holes.

7.Using the straightedge, measure 251⁄2" from the fretboard side of the nut slot (Figure 15) along the center line to the bridge point (Figure 16), and mark this location on the guitar.

Nut

Slot

Figure 15. Measuring 251/2" from nut along

center line.

H8070 Heirloom Telecaster-Style Guitar Kit

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Contents Model H8070 Heirloom Telecaster Style Guitar KIT Page Table of Contents Safety Contact Info IntroductionForeword Parts Inventory InventorySupplies/Tools Recommended Tools & SuppliesIdentification Components Needed Qty AssemblyShaping Headstock Tools NeededComponents and Hardware Needed Qty Sanding BodySanding Neck RepeatTo finish the guitar neck Finishing NeckFinishing Body To finish the guitar bodyPage To drill mounting holes in the neck To determine neck mounting hole depthAnother way to determine neck mounting hole depth Optional To mount the neck to the bodyPositioning Pick Guard, Control Plate Bridge To position the pick guard, control plate and bridgeInstalling Ferrules Flush mounted ferrulesMounting Tuners To install the ferrulesTo install the tuners Go to Mounting TunersWiring Pickups To wire the pickupsTo install the output jack Installing Output JackInstalling Bridge Pickups & Controls To install the control plate and pickupsStrap Buttons Installing NutTo install the nut To attach the strap buttons to the guitarTo install strings through the body Winding StringsString Retainers To install the strings using only the bridgeTo install the string retainer To adjust the bow of the guitar neck SetupNeck Adjustment GeneralTools Needed Qty To adjust the string heightString Height To tune the guitar Pickup Height TuningTo measure the string height at the pickup Setting Intonation To set the intonationH1300 H1298 G7984 H2347 H0736 AccessoriesReference Info H3097-Chromatic TunerModel H5750-59 McFaddens Lacquers and Fillers G1530-Router PadModel H8912 Sandpaper Control plate wiring Tone Output Jack Electrical ComponentsSwitch Wiring Diagram Warranty and Returns Page Page
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