Installation des Cordes

Aprés avoir desserré les vis du sillet, utilisez les mécaniques pour annuler la tension des cordes. Desserrez d’environ 3 tours la vis de blocage du pontet à l’aide de la clef Allen 3mm. Inserrez l’extrémité de la corde à travers le sillet et les mécaniques. Coupez l’excés de corde à env- iron 2,5 cm des pontets de serrage. Placez l’extrémité de la corde dans le pontet (entre le bloc de serrage et l’encas- trement) et serrez la vis. NE PAS SERRER EXAGEREMENT. Réglez les fine-tuners en position médiane. Accordez l’in- strument. Serrez les vis du sillet, tirez un peu sur les cordes et accordez avec les fine-tuners. (Voir Utilisation et Réglage du D-Tunerci-dessous).

Utilisation et Réglage du D-Tuner

Le D-Tuner est permet de passer en un instant de l’accordage standard en accordage “Drop-D” en faisant passer le bourdon de Mi à Ré. Il est placé sur la vis de serrage du pontet de la corde de Mi grave. Il suffit de le faire glisser vers l’intérieur (Mi) ou l’extérieur (Ré). Lisez attentivement les instruc- tions pour comprendre son fonctionnement et son réglage.

fine-tuners

Position Mi

Vis de réglage

Position Ré

1. Desserrez la vis correspondant à la corde de Mi du sil- let à blocage.

2. Placez le D-Tuner en position “Ré” en le tirant.

3.Tournez le fine-tuner de la corde de Mi dans le sens anti-horaire au maximum puis tournez d’un tour le dans le sens horaire.

4.A l’aide des mécaniques, accordez le bourdon en Ré. Serez la vis du sillet et ajuster la note avec le fine-tuner.

5.Faite glisser le D-Tuner vers le vibrato en appliquant une légère pression vers le bas. Il est à présent dans la posi tion “Mi”. La vis du fine-tuner repose maintenant sur le méplat du D-Tuner.

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Peavey EVH Wolfgang manual Installation des Cordes, Utilisation et Réglage du D-Tuner

EVH Wolfgang specifications

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