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Now that you know where the neck should be located, all that’s left is to glue it in place. Use yellow
wood glue, make sure the neck is aligned correctly, clamp it in place and allow the glue to dry.
Installing the Bridge and Tailpiece
1.
Place two inserts into the forward holes.
2.
Place the wooden block on an insert and lightly tap the insert down until it touches the top of
the guitar body. Repeat for the other insert.
3.
Thread the bridge adjustment screws into the inserts
and place the bridge over the inserts.
4.
Place the remaining inserts into the back holes.
5.
Place the wooden block on an insert and lightly tap the insert down until it touches the top of
the guitar body. Repeat for the other insert.
6.
Thread the bridge adjustment screws into the inserts
7.
Slide the tailpiece onto the adjustment screws.
Installing the Pickups
The LP Custom kit has two humbucker pickups. The easiest way to identify the neck and bridge pickup is
by looking at the edge of the mounting ring. The thinner mounting ring is the neck pickup. The thicker
one is the bridge pickup. The thin edge of the mounting rings should be installed toward the neck.
To attach the pickups to the guitar body:
Push the wire on the neck pickup (the thinner pickup) through the hole to the hollow body and place the
pickup in the pickup cavity with the thin edge towards the neck
.
Push the wire on the bridge pickup (the thicker pickup) through the hole to the hollow body and place
the pickup in the cavity with the thin edge towards the neck
.
Mark the locations of the 4 holes in each mounting ring. Remove the pickups and drill pilot holes for the
pickup mounting screws.
Installing the Nut
The nut holds the string at the peghead the correct distance above the frets. It is not necessary to cut
the string notches in the nut that comes with this kit.
To install the nut:
1.
Use a chisel or razor blade to scrape any finish out of the nut slot. DO NOT remove any wood
from the nut slot.
2.
Spread a thin layer of wood glue in the nut slot and center the nut in the nut slot.
3.
Install the strings
4.
The strings will hold the nut in place until the glue dries.