Rockler ACOUSTIC GUITAR KIT, Manual

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NFINISHED

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COUSTIC

G

UITAR

K

IT

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to

you

by

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Woodworking

and

Hardware

Table

of

Contents

Introduction

and

Overview

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2

Parts

List

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2

Tools

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4

Assembly

Steps

.........................................................................................................................................

4

1.

Dry

Fit

the

Neck

Joint

....................................................................................................................

4

2.

Fine

Sand

the

Body

and

Neck........................................................................................................

5

3.

Mask

the

Fretboard

and

Soundhole

.............................................................................................

5

4.

Stain

and

Finish

the

Neck

and

Body

(Apply

Rosette

Decal)

..........................................................

7

5.

Glue

the

Neck

to

the

Body

............................................................................................................

7

6.

Install

the

Tuning

Machines

..........................................................................................................

8

7.

Glue

the

Nut

in

Place

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9

8.

Install

the

Bridge

...........................................................................................................................

9

9.

Install

the

Bridge

Pins

..................................................................................................................

12

10.

Install

the

Saddle

.....................................................................................................................

12

11.

Install

the

Strap

Button

...........................................................................................................

13

12.

Oil

the

Fretboard

and

Bridge

..................................................................................................

13

13.

String

and

Tune

Your

Guitar

....................................................................................................

14

Advanced

Steps

.......................................................................................................................................

14

1.

Fine

Tune

the

Neck

Joint

.............................................................................................................

14

2.

Filing

the

Nut

to

Match

the

Neck

Width

.....................................................................................

15

Resources

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16