Grizzly H3123 Instruction Manual

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COPYRIGHT © JULY, 2003 BY GRIZZLY INDUSTRIAL, INC. WARNING: NO PORTION OF THIS MANUAL MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM WITHOUT THE WRITTEN APPROVAL OF GRIZZLY INDUSTRIAL, INC. #505203624 PRINTED IN JAPAN ONLINE MANUAL DISCLAIMER THE INFORMATIO...

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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 chemical...

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SECTION 1: SAFETY........................................................................................................................2 SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................

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-2- H3123 Electric Guitar Kit SECTION 1: SAFETY These instructions assume that you are intimately familiar with the safe operation and use of woodworking machinery and woodworking tools, and understand the techniques used to repro- duce this project....

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H3123 Electric Guitar Kit -3- We are proud to offer the Model H3123 Electric 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 ye...

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-4- H3123 Electric Guitar Kit SECTION 3: PARTS INVENTORY Bag 1 QTY 1. Silver Neckplate 1 2. Black Neckplate Setter 1 3. Audio Output Jack 1 Boxed Components QTY 1. Guitar Body 1 2. Guitar Neck 1 3. Pickguard 1 Figure 1. Boxed components. Figure 2. Ba...

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H3123 Electric Guitar Kit -5- Bag 3 QTY 1. String Set 1 2. String Guides 2 3. String Guide Risers 2 4. #2 x 3 ⁄8" Pan Head Screw 2 Bag 2 QTY 1. Tuning Machines 6 2. Bushings 6 3. #1 x 5 ⁄32" Pan Head Screw 12 Figure 3. Bag 2 component...

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-6- H3123 Electric Guitar Kit Bag 5 QTY Audio Patch Cable 1 Bag 4 QTY Tremolo Bridge 1 Figure 5. Tremolo bridge. Figure 6. Audio patch cable. ...

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H3123 Electric Guitar Kit -7- Bag 7 QTY 1. Springs 4 2. Spring Hanger 1 3. Strap Buttons 2 4. String Nut 1 5. #4 x 3 ⁄8" Flat Head Screws 20 6. #10 x 1 3 ⁄4" Flat Head Screws 4 7. #7 x 1 1 ⁄2" Flat Head Screws 2 8. #4 1 " P...

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-8- H3123 Electric Guitar Kit The majority of the wooden components in this kit are fully machined from the factory and are ready for assembly. A small amount of drilling, sanding and light machining will need to be performed to complete the guitar. ...

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H3123 Electric Guitar Kit -9- Like the guitar body, the guitar neck is mostly complete from the factory; however, the neck headstock can be customized to reflect personal taste. Additional cutting, inlay, or design work can give an otherwise ordinary...

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-10- H3123 Electric Guitar Kit Painting and finishing supplies are not supplied with the guitar kit. Note—The guitar body is made from alder wood and the neck from maple wood. Clear finishes such as lacquer look exceptionally stunning and glossy on...

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H3123 Electric Guitar Kit -11- Tuning Machines SECTION 5: HARDWARE Each tuning machine consists of the machine head, a bushing, and two wood screws. To install the tuning machines: 1. Slide each of the six bushings into the pre- drilled holes on the ...

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-12- H3123 Electric Guitar Kit 5. Place the black neckplate setter and the sil- ver neckplate over the holes on the back of the guitar body. 6. Secure the neckplate assembly, the guitar body, and the neck together with the includ- ed 1 3 ⁄4" w...

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H3123 Electric Guitar Kit -13- 3. Secure the wires with masking tape so they do not fall back out through the holes. 4. Align the pick guard on the guitar body as shown in Figure 17. Pay special attention to the neck cutout alignment on the body. 5....

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-14- H3123 Electric Guitar Kit 3. Attach pieces of sewing thread to the 1st and the 6th machine head and tape the opposite ends to the edges of the tremolo bridge. 4. Adjust the tremolo bridge so there is an equal amount of space between the finger- ...

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H3123 Electric Guitar Kit -15- 11. Solder the black wire to the spring hanger. 12. Secure the spring hanger to the guitar body with the included two 1 1 ⁄2" wood screws. 13. Hang the three springs from the spring hang- er to the tremolo bridge...

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-16- H3123 Electric Guitar Kit Winding Strings The correct position of the guitar strings is shown in Figure 27. The thin High E string is called the "1st" string and the thick Low E string is called the "6th" string. To install t...

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H3123 Electric Guitar Kit -17- 2. Guide the string over the string saddle on the tremolo bridge, over the string nut, and through the string hole in the corresponding machine head. 3. Allow only enough slack in the string for 2-3 rotations around the...

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-18- H3123 Electric Guitar Kit Mounting Pick Guard To secure the pick guard to the guitar body: 1. Position the pick guard so the 1st string is centered over the corresponding round metal pick-up peg as shown in Figure 30. 2. Secure the position of t...

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H3123 Electric Guitar Kit -19- The guitar neck was adjusted perfectly straight before it was packaged; however, the moisture content of wood acclimates to the humidity of the surrounding environment. This characteristic results in movement of the woo...

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-20- H3123 Electric Guitar Kit To check the string heights of the 1st and 6th strings at the 12th fret: 1. Measure the string heights at the 12th fret (Figure 34). Figure 34. Correct 12th fret string heights. 1st String: 3 ⁄64" 6th String: 5...

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H3123 Electric Guitar Kit -21- Pick Up Height Pick up height can have a dramatic effect on the audio output signal. The closer the strings are to the pick ups, the higher the audio output signal will be. This can be ideal unless the strings are close...

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-22- H3123 Electric Guitar Kit Tremolo Arm Screw the tremolo arm into the mounting location shown in Figure 36. Figure 36. Installing the tremolo arm. Tuning Tuning is the most important concept of playing a guitar. If the guitar is not in tune with ...

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H3123 Electric Guitar Kit -23- To tune the guitar: 1. Play a known Low E pitch. A piano, a tuning fork, or an electronic computer file will work. 2. Play an open (non-fretted) 6th string. The goal is to match the open 6th string to the known Low E pi...

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-24- H3123 Electric Guitar Kit This section contains the following subsections for the Model H3123: aftermarket accessories, data sheets, wiring diagrams, parts diagrams and list, troubleshooting, and warranty/return informa- tion. If you need parts ...

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H3123 Electric Guitar Kit -25- Notes ...

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Grizzly Industrial, Inc. warrants every product it sells for a period of 1 year to the original purchaser from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to defects due directly or indirectly to misuse; abuse; negligence; accidents; repairs o...

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