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H8070 Heirloom Telecaster-Style Guitar Kit
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SECTION 4: ASSEMBLY
The headstock for these models comes unfin-
ished so you can cut it to your own design. These
instructions will guide you through designing the
shape of the headstock and placing pegholes.
Components Needed Qty
Guitar Neck .......................................................
1
Tools Needed
Sharp Pencil
......................................................1
Paper ......................................................Varioius
Bandsaw with a
1
⁄4" Blade or a Coping Saw .....1
Woodworking Files ................................
Assorted
Drill Press with
1
⁄4" and
11
⁄32" Drill Bits .................1
To shape the headstock
:
1. Trace the headstock on a piece of paper.
Test
various ideas for headstock shapes on paper
before cutting into the headstock.
2.
Layout pegholes for the tuners. Space the
centers of the pegholes exactly
30
⁄32" apart,
and a minimum of
1
⁄2" from the edge of the
headstock.
3. Draw the path of the strings onto the test
paper to ensure that the strings do not inter
-
fere with each other as shown in
Figure 6.
Shaping Headstock
Note: To determine the string slot (Figure 5)
locations, you can place the nut on the draw-
ing and mark the
slots. If the strings cross the
nut at a sharp angle, this increases friction
and makes tuning difficult. It also increases
the risk of the strings pulling out of the nut
slots.
4. Layout the tuners on the test paper to ensure
they are stacked tightly against each other.
(See Page 14 for instructions on installing the
tuners.)
5. Redraw your final headstock shape onto the
headstock with a pencil.
6. Cut the headstock out with a bandsaw or
coping saw. Be sure to cut only to the outside
edge of your pencil line.
Note: To cut sharp corners, cut several slots
perpendicular to the corner, then cut out the
small pieces. This will reduce binding on the
blade.
7. Carefully hand file the headstock to finalize
the shape.
8. Mark the pegholes onto the headstock.
9. Using a
1
⁄4" bit, drill a hole through the top of
the headstock for a tuner shaft, then center
an
11
/32" bit over the same hole and drill down
9
/32" for the bushing as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7. Drilling the pegholes.
Figure 6. String paths and peghole locations.