SECTION 4: ASSEMBLY
Shaping Headstock
The headstock for these models comes unfin- ished so you can cut it to your own design. These instructions will guide you through designing the shape of the headstock and placing pegholes.
Components Needed | Qty |
Guitar Neck | 1 |
Tools Needed |
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Sharp Pencil | 1 |
Paper | Varioius |
Bandsaw with a 1⁄4" Blade or a Coping Saw .....1 | |
Woodworking Files | Assorted |
Drill Press with 1⁄4" and 11⁄32" Drill Bits | 1 |
To shape the headstock: |
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1.Trace the headstock on a piece of paper. Test various ideas for headstock shapes on paper before cutting into the headstock.
2.Layout pegholes for the tuners. Space the centers of the pegholes exactly 30⁄32" apart, and a minimum of 1⁄2" from the edge of the headstock.
3.Draw the path of the strings onto the test paper to ensure that the strings do not inter- fere with each other as shown in Figure 6.
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Figure 6. String paths and peghole locations.
H8070 Heirloom Telecaster-Style Guitar Kit
Note: To determine the string slot (Figure 5) locations, you can place the nut on the draw- ing and mark the slots. If the strings cross the nut at a sharp angle, this increases friction and makes tuning difficult. It also increases the risk of the strings pulling out of the nut slots.
4.Layout the tuners on the test paper to ensure they are stacked tightly against each other. (See Page 14 for instructions on installing the tuners.)
5.Redraw your final headstock shape onto the headstock with a pencil.
6.Cut the headstock out with a bandsaw or coping saw. Be sure to cut only to the outside edge of your pencil line.
Note: To cut sharp corners, cut several slots perpendicular to the corner, then cut out the small pieces. This will reduce binding on the blade.
