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H8068 Telecaster
®
Style Kit
-19-
Winding Strings
Strings can be installed through the body using
the ferrules or they can be installed through the
bridge.
Components and Hardware Needed: Qty
Guitar ................................................................. 1
Strings ............................................................... 6
The correct position of the guitar strings is shown
in Figure 26. The thin High E string is the "1st"
string and the thick Low E string is the "6th."
Figure 26. Correct string locations.
To install
strings through the body:
1. If you installed ferrules, thread the 1st string
through the ferrule as shown in
Figure 27.
Figure 27. Threading string through ferrule.
2. Thread the string through the hole in the top
of the guitar and through the bridge.
3. Guide the string across the saddle, over the
nut, and through the hole in the correspond
-
ing tuner.
4. Allow only enough slack in the string for 2-3
rotations around the tuner
.
Note: If too much slack is allowed, then the
string could wind off the machine head after
many successive rotations. If not enough
slack is allowed, then the string may not hold
the winding tension.
5. Bend the string at a right angle across the
edge of the machine head.
6. Rotate the tuners until the string just begins
to hold the winding tension
(Figure 28).
Note: DO NOT tighten the strings beyond the
initial tensioning at this time. Final tensioning
should be completed during the string tuning
process.
Figure 28. String wrapped around tuner.
7. Use wire cutters (optional) to cut off the
excess string.
8. Repeat the above process for the remaining
strings.