SECTION 4: ASSEMBLY
Peghole Placement
The headstock is rough machined to fit all six tuners on one side. These instructions will guide you through the placement of the pegholes. The pegholes must be drilled slightly undersized so that the bushings will be tight. Correct placement of the pegholes will make the tuner installation easier.
We recommend you read through the assembly section to gain an overview of the process before beginning.
Components Needed | Qty |
Guitar Neck | 1 |
To drill the pegholes in the headstock: |
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1.Center the nut in the nut slot and mark the string slots on the fretboard with a pencil. Make sure the larger grooves of the nut are toward the top of the neck.
2.Remove the nut and align the leading edge a machinist's square with either edge of the nut slot. Use a pencil to extend the string slot marks onto the headstock as shown in Figure 6.
Leading Edge
Nut Slot
Figure 6. Marking string paths.
3.Make a mark 113⁄16" from the fretboard side of the nut slot on line "A" shown in Figure 7.
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Nut Slot | First Mark |
Figure 7. Peghole placement, first mark.
4.Place the machinist square against the angled edge of the headstock and draw a light pencil line through the mark made in Step 3.
5.Make a mark on the line made in Step 4, 1⁄4" towards the headstock edge from the line made in Step 2 as shown in Figure 8. This marks the center of the first peghole. This mark should be parallel to and 1/2" from the angled edge of the headstock.
Angled Edge of
Headstock
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Figure 8. Peghole placement and second mark.
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