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H8068 Telecaster
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Style Kit
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Note: Take care to correctly position the con-
trol plate mounting holes so you do not drill
into the control plate ca
vity.
Figure 15. Marking control plate holes.
10. Using a Phillips head screwdriver, turn the
lower saddle adjustment screw so the set
screws shown in
Figure 14 are centered over
the bridge point.
Figure 13. Measuring 25
1
/2" from nut along
center line.
Figure 14. Bridge point and high E saddle
adjustment screw.
Bridge Point
Set
Screws
Adjustment
Screw
Nut
Slot
8. Insert the bridge into the bridge cavity and
align the bridge with the guitar center line.
9. Using the long straightedge, measure 25
1
⁄2"
from the fretboard side of the nut slot (
Figure
13) along the center line to the bridge point
(Figure 14), and mark this location on the
guitar.
11. Align the control plate, pick guard, and
bridge so the bridge is parallel to the control
plate (leave an even distance between the
pickguard and bridge).
12. Mark the mounting holes for the control plate
(Figure 15), pick guard, and bridge, then
remove these components and the neck.
13. Using a
1
⁄16" drill bit, drill
3
⁄8" deep holes in the
body for the pick guard and control plate.
14. Set the depth stop on the drill press to
7
⁄8" and
drill the four bridge mounting holes with a
7
⁄64"
drill bit.
15. Mount the pick guard and control plate to the
body with the
#3 x
3
⁄8" screws,
secure the
neck to the body,
and
fasten the bridge with
the four #5 x
5
⁄8" screws.
16. Determine whether you want to mount the
strings through the bridge or whether you
want to mount them to the body using the
ferrules.
— If you decide to mount the strings through
the bridge, skip to Mounting Tuners, Page
15.
—If you decide to mount the strings through
the body, go to
Installing Ferrules, Page
14.