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
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Figure 32. 1st string installed.
String Retainers
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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
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3. | Slide a 2.5 x 14mm screw through the retainer | |||||||
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4. | Place the 2nd string retainer on top of the 3rd | |||||||
| and 4th strings and repeat Steps |
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