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H8070 Heirloom Telecaster-Style Guitar Kit
Winding Strings
Strings can be installed through the body using
the ferrules or they can be installed through the
bridge if the ferrules were not used.
Components and Hardware Needed: Qty
Guitar ................................................................. 1
Strings ............................................................... 6
The correct position of the guitar strings is shown
in Figure 29. The thin High "E" string is the "1st"
string and the thick Low "E" string is the "6th."
Figure 29. Example of 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 30.
Figure 30. Example of 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 (Figure
32), over the nut, and through the hole in the
corresponding tuning post.
4. Allow only enough slack in the string for 2-3
rotations around the tuning post
.
Note: If too much slack is allowed, then the
string could wind off the tuning post 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 tuning post.
6. Rotate the tuners until the string just begins
to hold the winding tension
(Figure 31).
Note: DO NOT tighten the strings beyond the
initial tensioning at this time. Final tensioning
should be completed during the string tuning
process.
Figure 31. String wrapped around tuning post.
7. Use wire cutters (optional) to cut off the
excess string.
8. Repeat the above process for the remaining
strings.
Tuning Post