Prepare The Saddle; Prepare The Endblock; Slow And Safe; Quick & Clean - Fishman AG-094 Installation Manual

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III • Prepare the Saddle
We highly recommend the Fishman Cleartone™ saddle for enhancing the perfor-
mance of the AG-Series pickup. We also suggest synthetic materials such as
Micarta or Corian as adequate substitutes. Organic materials such as bone or ivory
can not be recommended since these are not structurally as consistent as synthet-
ics and can produce poor string to string balance through the pickup.
1. Prepare a .125" or .094" wide saddle. Make sure the bottom of the saddle is
FLAT.
2. Remove only enough material from the width of the saddle to provide a sliding fit
in the slot. To test the fit, the saddle should slide easily in the slot, but should not
fall out when overturned. To maintain your current action, the new saddle must
be .048" shorter in height than your current saddle.
IV • Prepare the Endblock
There are two ways to widen the endpin hole to accept the endpin jack:

Slow and Safe

If you have the time, this is the preferred way to enlarge the endpin hole. Remove
the endpin and widen the hole to size with a 15/32'" (11.9mm) reamer, available in
the US & Canada through Stewart Macdonald, 800-848-2273, part #4323.
Quick & Clean
The objective here is to drill out the hole with the endpin or other suitable plug in
place. You may remove a loose endpin and refasten it in the endblock with cyano-
acrylate glue before starting the procedure.
Note: We do not recommend this method for instruments with brittle orna-
mental veneers (ex: abalone) around the endblock.
Passive Guitar Pickup
Passive Guitar Pickup
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