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.
WARNING Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, 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 work.
TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1: SAFETY........................................................................................................................2 SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................3 SECTION 3: PARTS INVENTORY....................................................................................................4 SECTION 4: SANDING/FINISHING ..................................................................
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 methods stated in this plan. We try to suggest the easiest methods possible. However, only you know your skills with each piece of machinery.
SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION 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 years of enjoyment from this guitar. We are pleased to provide this manual with the Model H3123. It was written to guide you through assembly, review safety considerations, and cover general information.
SECTION 3: PARTS INVENTORY 1 2 1 3 3 2 Figure 1. Boxed components. Boxed Components 1. Guitar Body 2. Guitar Neck 3. Pickguard -4- Figure 2. Bag 1 components. QTY 1 1 1 Bag 1 1. Silver Neckplate 2. Black Neckplate Setter 3.
2 1 1 3 4 3 2 Figure 3. Bag 2 components. Bag 2 1. Tuning Machines 2. Bushings 3. #1 x 5⁄32" Pan Head Screw H3123 Electric Guitar Kit Figure 4. Bag 3 components. QTY 6 6 12 Bag 3 1. String Set 2. String Guides 3. String Guide Risers 4.
Figure 5. Tremolo bridge. Bag 4 Tremolo Bridge -6- Figure 6. Audio patch cable.
8 1 2 1 2 7 3 6 3 4 Figure 7. Bag 6 components. Bag 6 1. Tremolo Arm 2. 5mm Allen Wrench 3. 1.5mm Allen Wrench H3123 Electric Guitar Kit 5 Figure 8. Bag 7 components. QTY 1 1 1 Bag 7 1. Springs 2. Spring Hanger 3. Strap Buttons 4. String Nut 5. #4 x 3⁄8" Flat Head Screws 6. #10 x 13⁄4" Flat Head Screws 7. #7 x 11⁄2" Flat Head Screws 8. #4 1 " Pan Head Screws 9.
SECTION 4: SANDING/FINISHING Supplies/Tools Guitar Body 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. The guitar body has been machined and rough sanded at the factory; however, no finish has been applied. Recommended Tools & Supplies: 1. Wear an ANSI-approved dust mask and safety glasses when sanding wood! 2.
Neck Masking Tape Areas 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 guitar that custom look that sets it apart from others! Note—Take your time with this sub-section and consider testing ideas in scrap wood before performing the work on the actual headstock.
Painting/Finishing • 1. Leave the room where the finishing will take place completely undisturbed for 24 hours prior to applying the finish. 2. Have the guitar components positioned for the finish application upon entering the room. 3. Avoid making unnecessary movements upon entering the finish room. 4. Apply the finish to the desired guitar parts and immediately leave the finish room. 5. DO NOT return to the room until the specified drying time has elapsed.
SECTION 5: HARDWARE Tuning Machines Each tuning machine consists of the machine head, a bushing, and two wood screws. Neck to Body To attach the neck to the guitar body: 1. Remove the masking tape from the neck pocket. 2. Place the neck into the neck pocket (Figure 12). Note—Make sure the neck is fully seated into the neck pocket. No gaps should be visible between the neck and the body. To install the tuning machines: 1. Slide each of the six bushings into the predrilled holes on the headstock.
4. Using a 5⁄32" drill bit, drill 13⁄4" deep holes straight through the four holes in the back of the body (Figure 13). Note—Drilling the holes deeper than 13⁄4" could result in drilling out through the fingerboard. Pick Guard 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 silver neckplate over the holes on the back of the guitar body. Figure 15.
3. Secure the wires with masking tape so they do not fall back out through the holes. Tremolo Bridge 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. To attach the tremolo bridge to the guitar 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 body with masking tape. 6.
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. 3. 7. Secure the tremolo bridge to the guitar body with the included six 1⁄2" wood screws. 8. Flip the guitar body over and place the spring hanger in the cavity as shown in Figure 22. Adjust the tremolo bridge so there is an equal amount of space between the fingerboard edges and the threads (Figure 20). 4. Attach Threads Here Equal Space Figure 22.
11. Solder the black wire to the spring hanger. Strap Button 12. Secure the spring hanger to the guitar body with the included two 11⁄2" wood screws. 13. Hang the three springs from the spring hanger to the tremolo bridge as shown in Figure 24. The strap buttons are positioned on the guitar as shown in Figure 25. Figure 25. Strap buttons. Figure 24. Correct spring placement. H3123 Electric Guitar Kit To attach the strap buttons to the guitar body: 1.
Audio Jack To attach the audio jack to the guitar body: 1. Solder the wires shown in Figure 26 to the tabs on the audio jack. 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. 6 E 5 A 4 D 3 G 2 B 1 Figure 27. Correct string locations. Figure 26. Soldered audio wire. 2. Turn the audio jack over and insert it in the cavity on the guitar body. 3.
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 machine head. Note—If too much slack is allowed, then the string could wind off the machine head after many successive rotations. If not enough slack is allowed, then the string may not hold the winding tension. 4. Bend the string at a right angle across the edge of the machine head.
Mounting Pick Guard To secure the pick guard to the guitar body: Position the pick guard so the 1st string is centered over the corresponding round metal pick-up peg as shown in Figure 30. 1. Mounting Back Plate Once mounted, the six holes in the back plate need to align with the six holes in the tremolo bridge. This will simplify the string installation and removal process. To mount the back plate to the guitar body: 1.
SECTION 6: FINAL SET UP Neck Adjustment String Height 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 wood components with regards to alignment. It is not uncommon for the neck to require adjustment several times each year, especially in regions where the seasonal climate changes are more drastic.
To check the string heights of the 1st and 6th strings at the 1st fret: Measure the string heights at the 1st fret (Figure 33). 1. Guitar Body 2 6th String: ⁄64" 1st Fret To check the string heights of the 1st and 6th strings at the 12th fret: 1. 6th String: 5⁄64" String Nut 1st String: 1⁄64" 12th Fret 1st String: 3⁄64" — If the string heights are correct, then continue to the next sub-section.
— If the string height is between 3⁄32" and 1⁄8", then the pick up is adjusted correctly. Continue to the next sub-section. 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 enough to cause distortion due to magnetic interference caused by the electronic components.
Tremolo Arm Tuning Screw the tremolo arm into the mounting location shown in Figure 36. Tuning is the most important concept of playing a guitar. If the guitar is not in tune with itself, or the other instruments in an ensemble, the resulting music will not sound pleasing to the ear. Having a good understanding of tuning is essential to maximizing the full potential of any guitar.
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 pitch. 3. Adjust the tuning peg until the pitch of the open 6th string sounds exactly like the known Low E source. — If the string is tuned too high, back the tension off and retune the string back up to match the Low E pitch. Now the other strings can be tuned to the 6th string. 4. 5.
SECTION 7: REFERENCE INFO General Aftermarket Accessories This section contains the following subsections for the Model H3123: aftermarket accessories, data sheets, wiring diagrams, parts diagrams and list, troubleshooting, and warranty/return information. If you need parts or help in assembling your machine, or if you need operational information, call the service department at (570) 546-9663. Trained service technicians will be glad to help you.
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