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MODEL H8068
®
TELECASTER STYLE KIT
OWNER'S MANUAL
®
Telecaster is a registered trademark of Fender Musical Instruments Corp.
This kit is not made or sponsored by Fender Musical Instruments Corp.
COPYRIGHT © NOVEMBER, 2006 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.
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Table of Contents SECTION 1: SAFETY ....................................................................................................................... 2 SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 3 Foreword .................................................................................................................................... 3 Contact Info .....................................................
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SECTION 1: SAFETY Always wear safety glasses or goggles when operating equipment. Everyday glasses or read- ing glasses are not safety glasses. Be certain the safety glasses you wear meet the appropri- ate standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Because there are various ways to cut and join wood, you can make substitutions for the methods stated in this plan. We try to suggest the easiest methods possible. However, only you know your skills with each piece of machinery.
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SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION Foreword Contact Info ® We are proud to offer the Model H8068 Telecaster If you have any comments regarding this manual, Style Guitar Kit. This kit is a part of a growing please write to us at the address below: Grizzly family of fine woodworking products. When assembled according to the guidelines Grizzly Industrial, Inc. C set forth in this manual, you can expect years of /O Technical Documentation Manager enjoyment from your guitar. P.O. Box 2069 Bellingham, WA
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SECTION 3: PARTS INVENTORY Inventory 1 REF PART# DESCRIPTION QTY 1 PH8068001 Guitar Body 1 2 PH8068002 Neck 1 2 3 PH8068003 Pickguard 1 4 PH8068004 Silver Neckplate 1 5 PH8068005 Black Neckplate Setter 1 6 PH8068006 Tuning Machines 6 7 PH8068007 Audio Patch Cable 1 8 PH8068008 Control Plate 1 Figure 1. Boxed components. 9 PH8068009 Bridge 1 10 PH8068010 Plastic Bushings 6 11 PH8068011 Output Jack Cover 1 3 9 12 PH8068012 Strings 6 8 13 PH8068013 Strap Buttons 2 14 PH8068014 #7 x 1-3/8" SS Screws
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• Tack Cloth or Clean Soft Rag Supplies/Tools • Sanding Sealer • Assorted Wood Files • Buffing Compounds The majority of the wooden components in this kit • Oil Wood Finish are fully machined from the factory and are ready • Soldering Iron and Solder for assembly. A small amount of sanding and fin- • Peghead Reamer or a Round File ishing is required to complete your guitar. • Rubber Dead Blow Hammer • Tweezers, Pliers, Wire Cutters Recommended Tools & Supplies: • C-Clamps • Sharp Pencil • Tem
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Identification Strap Button Pickups Bridge Control Plate Strap Button Fret Tone Volume Knob Pick Three-Way Knob Guard Switch Neck Figure 4. Model H8068 controls. Tuner or Tuning Machine Tuning Peg Headstock String Retainer Figure 5. Model H8068 headstock features. ® -6- H8068 Telecaster Style Kit
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SECTION 4: ASSEMBLY 6. Repeat Step 4 & 5. Sanding Body Note: If you want to stain your guitar, the stain should be applied now before con- The guitar body has been sanded at the factory, tinuing with the next step. Stains cannot be but it is up to you to do the final sanding before applied to the guitar body after the sanding the finish is applied. To get a good finish, the sealer is applied. body should be sanded with a series of sandpa- per grits up to #320 grit. 7. Apply a primer if yo
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Finishing Neck Most finishes are hazard- ous to your health. Wear a Some of the finishing options include stains, NIOSH/OSHA approved res- lacquers, varnishes and oil finishes. Traditionally pirator with particulate and this style of guitar has a clear finish on the neck. gas/vapor filters, safety Depending on the type, finishes can be applied glasses, rubber gloves, and with a spray gun, brush, rag, or a spray can. work in a well ventilated area Finish materials and books on finishing
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6. Sand the entire body with #400 grit wet and Finishing Body dry sandpaper after at least three coats of finish have been applied. DO NOT sand through the finish—be especially careful on This guitar looks incredible with a clear finish to the edges. highlight the wood grain patterns. The surface can be stained prior to finishing or a transparent 7. Apply more finish, sanding between coats, pigment can be added to the finish. These instruc- until the finish is the desired thickness. tion
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3. Set the guitar facedown on top of two 4x4's Mounting Neck (cut to 12") for support. 1 4. Insert a ⁄8" drill bit into a neck hole (Figure Components and Hardware Needed: Qty 8). While pressing down slightly, twist the drill Guitar Body ....................................................... 1 bit by hand to make a pilot hole. Neck .................................................................. 1 Silver Neckplate ................................................ 1 Black Neckplate Setter
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Another way to determine neck mounting hole To drill mounting holes in the neck: depth (Optional): 1 1. Lower the ⁄8" drill bit over the center of a pilot 1. Insert the neck into the neck pocket. hole and drill the hole. 2. Place the neckplate and neckplate setter on 2. Repeat Step 1 for each of the three remain- top of the body so a mounting hole protrudes ing pilot holes. beyond the body and neck. To mount the neck to the body: 3 3. Insert a #7 x 1 ⁄8" screw through the plates so it hangs do
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Positioning Pick Guard, Control Plate & Bridge The following steps require you to mark the guitar body. To avoid damaging the finish, place mask- ing tape on the guitar body and gently mark the tape. In the following steps the bridge, control plate, and pick guard will be installed temporarily to correctly Figure 11. Control plate fits into pick guard. orient them. 6. Place a long straightedge over the center Components and Hardware Needed: Qty of the fretboard inlays and over the bridge
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8. Insert the bridge into the bridge cavity and 11. Align the control plate, pick guard, and align the bridge with the guitar center line. bridge so the bridge is parallel to the control plate (leave an even distance between the 1 9. Using the long straightedge, measure 25 ⁄2" pickguard and bridge). from the fretboard side of the nut slot (Figure 13) along the center line to the bridge point 12. Mark the mounting holes for the control plate (Figure 14), and mark this location on the (Figur
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4. To minimize tear out, tape the back of the Installing Ferrules guitar where the pilot bit will emerge from the ferrule holes, and place a board under the guitar. The strings can be installed optionally through the body using the ferrules. One advantage of 5. Drill the pilot holes through the body. using the ferrules is that the strings will sustain notes longer. Ferrules can be mounted flush 6. Determine whether you want to flush mount (Figure 16) or above (Figure 17) the surface of
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Mounting Tuners Components and Hardware Needed: Qty Neck .................................................................. 1 Tuners ................................................................ 1 3 Stainless Steel Screws #2 x /8" ........................ 2 Bushings ............................................................ 6 Shim To install the tuners: Figure 19. Peghead supported with shim. 1. Place the neck fretboard down on a flat sur- face and insert the tuners into the pre-drilled 3
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3. Thread the ground wire through the hole in Wiring Pickups the control plate cavity into the bridge cavity (Figure 21). This guitar comes with a control plate that has 4. Push the audio jack out through the hole in most of the components soldered in place. You the end of the body. only need to solder the pickup wires onto the three way switch and volume control. If done 5. Solder the pickup wires onto the volume and incorrectly, soldering the wires may cause dam- three way switch as s
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Installing Output Installing Bridge and Jack Control Plate To reduce humming, the ground wire must contact Components and Hardware Needed: Qty the bridge plate. Output Jack ....................................................... 1 Output Jack Cover ............................................. 1 3 Components and Hardware Needed: Qty Stainless Steel Screws #3 x /8" ........................ 2 Guitar Body ....................................................... 1 Bridge ..........................
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Strap Buttons Installing Nut Components and Hardware Needed: Qty The strap buttons are positioned on the guitar as Guitar Body ....................................................... 1 shown in Figure 24. Nut ................................................................... 4 Neck .................................................................. 1 Bass Black Neckplate Setter ...................................... 1 Horn Silver Neckplate ................................................ 1 3
