Installation - Fishman RARE EARTH BASS Manual

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A C T I V E M A G N E T I C S O U N D H O L E P I C K U P

ERMANENT

Important! Permanent installation of the Rare Earth™ requires some degree

of woodworking/electronics soldering skill and should be performed only by a

qualified repair-person. Fishman Transducers will not be held responsible for

damages to the pickup or your instrument that result from improper installation.

The goal of this procedure is to mount the Rare Earth™ pickup and endpin jack

securely in the guitar. Please follow these guidelines carefully; a pickup that is not

properly mounted may slip out of the soundhole and may damage a guitar that is

shipped or checked as baggage.

NSTALL THE

Tools

• Soldering iron (30 watt max)

• Wire strippers

• 1/2" open end wrench

• 2.4 mm (3/32") slot head screwdriver

• 15/32" (11.9 mm) reamer or: Variable speed drill

Procedure

• Widen the endpin hole to accept the endpin jack. There are two methods to widen

the endpin hole ...

Slow and Safe

If you have the time, this method is preferred. Remove the endpin and widen the hole

to size with a 15/32" (11.9 mm) reamer (available in the US & Canada through Stewart

MacDonald, 800-848-2273, part #4323).

NSTALLATION

NDPIN

ACK

Center punch

1/8" (3.2 mm) twist drill

15/32" (11.9 mm) Spade bit drill

X-Acto miniature saw

• Rosin core solder

• #1 Phillips screwdriver

• 3/32" Allen wrench

• #4 washers (#3 metric)

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