Roland GK-2A Owner's Manual page 15

3. Adjust the height of the Pickup by putting
the supplied spacers under it (do not
remove the backing from the tape yet!).
Use either of the pickup spacers (thick or
thin) depending on the height of the Pickup.
When using an arch-top guitar, put the
Pickup cushion under the pickup spacers.
* When you attach the pickup to a guitar with
curved surface, use two pickup cushions.
fig.10
* The pickup spacers and the pickup cushion are
attached to the guitar with double–sided tape
which will become thinner by 0.1 mm (0.004")
when the backing is removed. Therefore, when
using several pickup spacers, you must set the
height slightly higher to compensate.
The optimum position of the Pickup is
where the distances between the Pickup and
the strings is about 1.0 mm (0.04") when the
highest notes on the neck are fingered.
Check the height using the supplied
clearance gauge. Adjust the height as
necessary.
* If the height varies between the first and sixth
strings, compensate by adding the appropriate
half-width or one-third width spacers.
4. Remove the strings from your guitar.
5. Remove the backing from the tapes for the
6. Put the strings back on the guitar and tune
Pickup Spacer
7. If the Divided Pickup is too high or too
Pickup Cushion
fig.11
pickup cushion (if being used), the pickup
spacers, and the Pickup, and carefully
attach them to the bottom of the Pickup.
Then carefully attach the Pickup to the
guitar
them. Then carefully check the height of
the Pickup with the clearance gauge.
Play the guitar (especially in the upper
range) to be sure the strings do not touch the
Pickup.
low...
(1) Remove the strings from the guitar.
(2) Very carefully remove the Pickup from
the guitar.
* Please handle the Pickup gently. Because of its
size and shape, the Pickup is very fragile.
Bending or twisting it may cause it to damage
the coil elements.
Carefully insert something thin and flat (like
a table knife) under the Pickup from the
sixth string side. Gently pry upwards.
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