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H8068 Telecaster
®
Style Kit
Figure 29. 1st string installed.
String Retainers
Components and Hardware Needed: Qty
Guitar ................................................................. 1
Retainer ............................................................. 1
Stainless Steel Screw #2 x
3
/8" .......................... 1
Bushing .............................................................. 1
The string retainer mounts between the 1st and
2nd strings (
Figure 30).
To install the string retainer:
1. Place the string retainer on top of the 1st and
2nd string near the second tuner
.
2. Using a
1
⁄16" drill bit, drill
1
⁄4" deep holes
straight through the holes in the string retain
-
ers.
Note: Drilling the holes deeper than
1
⁄2"
could result in drilling out the bottom of the
peghead.
3. Slide a #2 x
3
⁄8" screw through a retainer and
small bushing, and fasten it to the back hole
on the headstock
(Figure 30).
Figure 30. String retainer locations.
Retainer and
Bushing
To install the strings using only the bridge:
1. Slide the 1st string through the corresponding
hole in the bridge (
Figure 29).
2. Repeat Steps 3-8 in the previous subsec-
tion.