Installing Nut, Winding Strings | Grizzly BL8551 guide

Installing Nut
Components and Hardware Needed:	Qty
Neck and Body (Assembled)	1
Nut	4
To install the nut:

1.Turn the guitar face up and use a chisel or razor blade to scrape any finish out of the nut slot. DO NOT remove any wood from the nut slot.

2.Slide the nut into the slot.

—If the nut will not fit into the slot, sand one side on a piece of sandpaper until it fits snugly into the slot as shown in Figure 27. Make sure the large grooves on the nut are toward the top of the neck.

Nut

Large Grooves

Nut

Slot

Figure 27. Nut installed. (Insert: craping nut slot)

3.Remove the nut, spread a thin layer of glue in the nut slot, and center the nut in the nut slot.

4.Clamp the nut in place.

5.Wipe away the excess glue before it sets up, then allow the glue to dry for 24 hours.

H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit

Winding Strings
Components and Hardware Needed:	Qty
Neck and Body (Assembled)	1
Strings	6

The correct position of the guitar strings is shown in Figure 28. The thin High "E" string is the "1st" string and the thick Low "E" string is the "6th."

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Figure 28. Example of correct string locations.

To install the strings using the bridge:

1.Slide the 1st string through the corresponding hole in the tremolo block (Figure 29).

Tremolo

Block

1st String

Location

Figure 29. 1st string installed through tremolo

block.

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Grizzly BL8551 Installing Nut, Winding Strings, Nut To install the nut, To install the strings using the bridge

Contents

Model H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster Style Guitar KIT Page Table of Contents Safety Foreword IntroductionContact Info Parts & Inventory Parts Inventory Recommended Tools & Supplies Supplies/Tools Identification To drill the pegholes in the headstock AssemblyPeghole Placement Components Needed Qty To shape the headstock Shaping Headstock Repeat Sanding BodySanding Neck Components and Hardware Needed Qty To finish the guitar body Finishing NeckFinishing Body To finish the guitar neck Mounting Tuners To install the tuners To attach the pick guard to the guitar body Pick Guard Another way to determine neck mounting hole depth optional Mounting NeckTo mount the neck to the guitar body To determine neck mounting hole depth To attach the tremolo bridge to the guitar body Tremolo BridgeTo drill mounting holes in the neck To mount the neck to the body To attach the audio jack to the guitar body Audio Jack To mount the back plate to the guitar body Strap Buttons Mounting Back PlateTo attach the strap buttons to the guitar Winding Strings Installing NutNut To install the nut To install the strings using the bridge To secure the pick guard to the guitar body Guard String Retainers To install the string retainer General SetupNeck Adjustment To adjust the bow of the guitar neck String Height To adjust the string heightTools Needed Qty To measure the string height at the pickup Pickup Height TuningTo tune the guitar To set the intonation Setting IntonationTremolo Adjustment Tools Needed Qty Phillips Head Screwdriver G9845-6 Pc. Hollow Punch Set AccessoriesReference Info H3097-Chromatic Tuner G1530-Router Pad Model H5750-59 McFaddens Lacquers and Fillers Model H5962-Guitar Stand-Electric/Archtop Model H8912 Sandpaper H6040-SambaElectric Strings-Light H4412-The Guitar HandbookH4406-The Fender Stratocaster H6015-10 Watt Electric Guitar Amplifier Electrical Components Pick guard wiring Black Wire Solder Point White Wire Wiring Diagram Warranty and Returns Page Page