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WARNING Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grind- ing, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some examples of these chemicals are: • Lead from lead-based paints. •...
Do not underestimate the ability of these tools and machinery to cause injury. Never operate any tool without all guards in place and always wear approved safety glasses. For your own safety, please heed this warning. H3098 Western Guitar Kit...
SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION We are proud to offer the Model H3098 Western Guitar Kit. This kit is part of a growing Grizzly family of fine woodworking products. When assembled according to the guidelines set forth in this manual, you can expect years of enjoyment from this guitar.
208 PH3098208 209 PH3098209 210 PH3098210 Figure 2. Hardware. PART # DESCRIPTION String Set Bushings #1 x ⁄ " Pan Head Screw Dowels Bridge Pins End Pin String Nut Saddle Position Mark Dots Position Mark Stick H3098 Western Guitar Kit...
—Coat Hanger —C-Clamp —5mm Allen Wrench (Supplied) —Tack Cloth —Coping, Jig, or Scroll Saw (Optional) H3098 Western Guitar Kit Guitar Body The guitar body has been assembled and rough sanded at the factory; however, no finish has been applied. To sand the guitar body:...
Sanding the fingerboard will affect the playability of the guitar and could lead to unrepairable dam- age. Bridge The bridge is rough sanded at the factory. Final sand the bridge as described in the Guitar Body sub-section. H3098 Western Guitar Kit...
(Figure 4). Figure 4. Checking flatness. H3098 Western Guitar Kit Using sandpaper or a file, flatten the neck until it is flush with the surface of the body. Before the neck can be glued to the body, two critical points must be verified: a.
Place a small drop of glue in each position dot hole. Using a hammer and a scrap piece of wood, tape the position dots into each of the holes. Note—Sand the position dots flush with the fingerboard surface. H3098 Western Guitar Kit...
Note—Sand the position marks flush with the fingerboard edge. H3098 Western Guitar Kit Fingerboard to Neck To attach the fingerboard to the neck: Using a straightedge, make sure the neck and body surface are flush.
Using a pencil, lightly mark the guitar body where the side edges of the bridge are locat- ed. Note—DO NOT glue the bridge to the body at this time. Bridge Equal Distance width of the guitar. H3098 Western Guitar Kit...
Sound Hole (Hole Filled With Newspaper) Figure 10. Masked bridge area and blocked sound hole. H3098 Western Guitar Kit Figure 11. Masked fingerboard. Use a small stick of wood to carefully press all the masking tape edges securely to the guitar pieces.
When the decal sheet is completely removed, lightly press on the decal with a dry cloth to remove the excess water trapped underneath. H3098 Western Guitar Kit...
Make sure the bridge is correctly positioned and let it dry for at least 6 hours. H3098 Western Guitar Kit Tuning Machines Each tuning machine consists of the machine head, a bushing, and two wood screws.
Figure 13. Correct guitar string position. To install the guitar strings: Using a ⁄ " drill bit, drill out the six string mounting holes in the bridge. Insert the ball end of the string into the cor- responding bridge hole. (Continued) H3098 Western Guitar Kit...
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Note—DO NOT glue the nut or the saddle at this time. H3098 Western Guitar Kit Route the string to the inside of the corre- sponding tuning peg and through the peg hole.
Measurements are taken at the following loca- tions. Note—Use a steel ruler with a resolution of at least ⁄ ": 1st fret: 1st string, 6th string • 12th fret: 1st string, 6th string • (Continued) H3098 Western Guitar Kit String Fret...
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12th fret. H3098 Western Guitar Kit To check the string heights of the 1st and 6th strings at the 12th fret: Measure the string heights at the 12th fret (Figure 17).
Figure 19. Figure 19. String tuning notes. The easiest way to tune a guitar is using an electronic tuner such as the Grizzly H3097 Chromatic Tuner shown on page 20. However, knowing how to tune a guitar by ear is an important part of being an accom- plished guitar player.
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Low E pitch. Now the other strings can be tuned to the 6th string. H3098 Western Guitar Kit Next, the 5th string needs to be tuned. The tone of the 5th string must be matched to the tone of the 6th string by playing the same note on each string, one after another.
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