Fretboard - Grizzly H8066 Owner's Manual

4.
Center the fretboard over the neck and
extender, aligning the top of the fretboard
with the nut line.
—If the fretboard extender protrudes beyond
the edge of the fretboard, mark the excess
edge, as shown in Figure 24, and sand it
off.
Figure 24. Marking the extender.
5. Spread a thin layer of wood glue on the bot-
tom of the fretboard extender and place the
extender on the top.
6. Push the fretboard extender against the neck
and align by holding a straightedge on the
side of the neck and sliding the fretboard
extender against the straightedge.
7. Hold the fretboard extender in place with rub-
ber strips or clamps until the glue dries.
Note: When using clamps, use wooden
blocks and pads to protect the instrument.
8.
Scrape away the excess glue when it becomes
firm, then allow the glue to dry for 24 hours.
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Fretboard

Components and Hardware Needed:
Mandolin Body ................................................... 1
Fretboard ........................................................... 1
Nut ................................................................... 1
To attach the fretboard to the neck:
1.
Check to see if the neck and extender are flat
by laying the neck down on a flat surface.
— If neck and fretboard extender are flat,
move on to Step 2.
— If there are gaps between the surface and
the neck and extender, place sandpaper,
grit side up, on the flat surface and rub
the neck and extender on the sandpaper
(as shown in Figure 25) until the neck and
extender are flat.
Figure 25. Example of flattening the neck.
2.
Drill positioning holes near the ends of the
surface of the neck using a drill bit that is
slightly smaller than the brad nails used for
positioning.
H8066 Mandolin Kit Without Holes
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