To install the strings using only the bridge:

1.Slide the 1st string through the corresponding hole in the bridge (Figure 32).

2.Repeat Steps 3-8in the previous subsec- tion.

Saddle

Figure 32. 1st string installed.

String Retainers

Components and Hardware Needed:

Qty

Neck and Body (Assembled)

1

String Retainers

2

Chrome Screws 2.5 x 14mm

2

The string retainers mount between the 1st and 2nd strings and between the 3rd and 4th strings (Figure 33). String retainers are designed to hold the strings down against the nut to achieve cor- rect tuning.

2nd Retainer

 

 

 

 

1st Retainer

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 33. String retainer locations.

To install the string retainer:

 

 

1.

Place the 1st string retainer on top of the 1st

 

and 2nd strings near the second tuner.

2.

Using

a

1

16" drill bit

positioned through the

 

string

retainer, drill a

1

4" deep hole into the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

headstock.

 

 

 

 

 

Note:

Drilling the hole deeper than

1

2" could

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

result in drilling out the bottom of the head-

 

stock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Slide a 2.5 x 14mm screw through the retainer

 

and fasten it to the headstock (Figure 33).

4.

Place the 2nd string retainer on top of the 3rd

 

and 4th strings and repeat Steps 2-3.

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