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ELECTRIC GUITAR
MODEL H3123
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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 INFORMATION IN THIS MANUAL REPRESENTS THE CONFIGURATION OF THE MACHINE AS IT IS CURRENTLY BEING SHIPPED. THE MACHINE
CONFIGURATION CAN CHANGE AS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENTS ARE INCORPORATED. IF YOU OWN AN EARLIER VERSION
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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. • Crystalline silica from bricks, cement, and other masonry products. • Arsenic and chromium from chemically treated lumber. Your risk from these exposures varies, depending on how often you do this type of
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TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: SAFETY........................................................................................................................2 SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................3 SECTION 3: PARTS INVENTORY....................................................................................................4 SECTION 4: SANDING/FINISHING ......................................................
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SECTION 1: SAFETY Always wear safety glasses or goggles when operating equipment. Everyday glasses or reading glasses are not safety glasses. Be certain the safety glasses you wear meet the appropriate standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Because there are various ways to cut and join wood, you can make substitutions for the meth- ods stated in this plan. We try to suggest the easiest methods possible. However, only you know your skills with each piece of machinery. Nev
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SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION We are proud to offer the Model H3123 Electric Most importantly, we stand behind our products. Guitar Kit. This kit is part of a growing Grizzly If you have any questions or parts requests, family of fine woodworking products. When please call or write us at the location listed below. assembled according to the guidelines set forth in this manual, you can expect years of enjoyment Grizzly Industrial, Inc. from this guitar. 1203 Lycoming Mall Circle Muncy, PA 17756 We are
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SECTION 3: PARTS INVENTORY 1 2 1 3 3 2 Figure 1. Boxed components. Figure 2. Bag 1 components. Boxed Components QTY Bag 1 QTY 1. Guitar Body 1 1. Silver Neckplate 1 2. Guitar Neck 1 2. Black Neckplate Setter 1 3. Pickguard 1 3. Audio Output Jack 1 -4- H3123 Electric Guitar Kit
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2 1 1 3 4 3 2 Figure 3. Bag 2 components. Figure 4. Bag 3 components. Bag 2 QTY Bag 3 QTY 1. Tuning Machines 6 1. String Set 1 2. Bushings 6 2. String Guides 2 5 3. #1 x ⁄32" Pan Head Screw 12 3. String Guide Risers 2 3 4. #2 x ⁄8" Pan Head Screw 2 H3123 Electric Guitar Kit -5-
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Figure 5. Tremolo bridge. Figure 6. Audio patch cable. Bag 4 QTY Bag 5 QTY Tremolo Bridge 1 Audio Patch Cable 1 -6- H3123 Electric Guitar Kit
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9 8 2 1 2 7 1 3 6 3 45 Figure 7. Bag 6 components. Figure 8. Bag 7 components. Bag 6 QTY Bag 7 QTY 1. Tremolo Arm 1 1. Springs 4 2. 5mm Allen Wrench 1 2. Spring Hanger 1 3. 1.5mm Allen Wrench 1 3. Strap Buttons 2 4. String Nut 1 3 5. #4 x ⁄8" Flat Head Screws 20 3 6. #10 x 1 ⁄4" Flat Head Screws 4 1 7. #7 x 1 ⁄2" Flat Head Screws 2 8. #4 1 " Pan Head Screws 6 9. Back Plate 1 H3123 Electric Guitar Kit -7-
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SECTION 4: SANDING/FINISHING Supplies/Tools Guitar Body The majority of the wooden components in this kit The guitar body has been machined and rough are fully machined from the factory and are ready sanded at the factory; however, no finish has for assembly. A small amount of drilling, sanding been applied. and light machining will need to be performed to complete the guitar. To sand the guitar body: Recommended Tools & Supplies: 1. Wear an ANSI-approved dust mask and safety glasses when sandi
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Neck Masking Tape Areas Like the guitar body, the guitar neck is mostly In preparation for the finish coating, the fol- complete from the factory; however, the neck lowing parts of the guitar (Figures 9 & 10) headstock can be customized to reflect personal need to be covered with masking tape: taste. Additional cutting, inlay, or design work can give an otherwise ordinary guitar that custom look • Neck Pocket that sets it apart from others! Note—Take your • Fingerboard time with this sub-sectio
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• Dust particles suspended in the air will settle Painting/Finishing on wet finishes, resulting in less than satis- factory results. To avoid this problem: 1. Leave the room where the finishing will Painting and finishing supplies are not supplied take place completely undisturbed for 24 with the guitar kit. Note—The guitar body is made hours prior to applying the finish. from alder wood and the neck from maple wood. 2. Have the guitar components positioned Clear finishes such as lacquer look ex
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SECTION 5: HARDWARE Tuning Machines Neck to Body Each tuning machine consists of the machine To attach the neck to the guitar body: head, a bushing, and two wood screws. 1. Remove the masking tape from the neck To install the tuning machines: pocket. 1. Slide each of the six bushings into the pre- 2. Place the neck into the neck pocket (Figure drilled holes on the headstock. Note—Make 12). Note—Make sure the neck is fully seat- sure the bushings are slid into the pre-drilled ed into the neck po
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5 3 4. Using a ⁄32" drill bit, drill 1 ⁄4" deep holes Pick Guard straight through the four holes in the back of the body (Figure 13). Note—Drilling the 3 holes deeper than 1 ⁄4" could result in drilling out through the fingerboard. To attach the pick guard to the guitar body: 1. Push one white and one black wire through the hole shown in Figure 15. Figure 13. Drilling the screw holes. 5. Place the black neckplate setter and the sil- ver neckplate over the holes on the back of Figure 15. Pick gua
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3. Secure the wires with masking tape so they Tremolo Bridge 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 To attach the tremolo bridge to the guitar the neck cutout alignment on the body. body: 1. Place the tremolo bridge in the cut-out shown in Figure 18. Figure 17. Pick guard alignment. 5. Secure the position of the pick guard to the Figure 18. Tremolo bridge placement. body with masking tape. 2. The tremolo
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3. Attach pieces of sewing thread to the 1st and 7. Secure the tremolo bridge to the guitar body 1 the 6th machine head and tape the opposite with the included six ⁄2" wood screws. ends to the edges of the tremolo bridge. 8. Flip the guitar body over and place the spring 4. Adjust the tremolo bridge so there is an hanger in the cavity as shown in Figure 22. equal amount of space between the finger- board edges and the threads (Figure 20). Attach Threads Here Equal Space Figure 22. Spring hanger
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11. Solder the black wire to the spring hanger. Strap Button 12. Secure the spring hanger to the guitar body 1 with the included two 1 ⁄2" wood screws. The strap buttons are positioned on the guitar as 13. Hang the three springs from the spring hang- shown in Figure 25. er to the tremolo bridge as shown in Figure 24. Figure 25. Strap buttons. To attach the strap buttons to the guitar body: Figure 24. Correct spring placement. 3 3 1. Using a ⁄32" drill bit, drill ⁄4" deep holes at each of the mou
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Audio Jack Winding Strings To attach the audio jack to the guitar body: The correct position of the guitar strings is shown in Figure 27. The thin High E string is called the 1. Solder the wires shown in Figure 26 to the "1st" string and the thick Low E string is called the tabs on the audio jack. "6th" string. 6 E 5 A 4 D D 3 G 2 B 1 E Figure 27. Correct string locations. Figure 26. Soldered audio wire. To install the guitar strings: 2. Turn the audio jack over and insert it in the cavity
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2. Guide the string over the string saddle on the String Retainers tremolo bridge, over the string nut, and through the string hole in the corresponding machine head. The short string retainer mounts between the 1st 3. Allow only enough slack in the string for 2-3 and 2nd strings and the taller spring retainer rotations around the machine head. Note—If mounts between the 3rd and 4th strings (Figure too much slack is allowed, then the string 29). could wind off the machine head after many success
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Mounting Pick Mounting Back Plate Guard Once mounted, the six holes in the back plate need to align with the six holes in the tremolo To secure the pick guard to the guitar body: bridge. This will simplify the string installation and removal process. 1. Position the pick guard so the 1st string is centered over the corresponding round metal To mount the back plate to the guitar body: pick-up peg as shown in Figure 30. 1. Position the back plate over the cavity in the back of the guitar body as s
