Fitting Bridge; Installing Strings - Grizzly H8066 Owner's Manual

Fitting Bridge

Components and Hardware Needed:
Mandolin Neck and Body (Assembled) ............. 1
Bridge ................................................................ 1
This mandolin has a scale of 13.8", which means
that the bridge will be placed 13.8" from the nut.
Mandolin bridges are not glued into place, but
are held in place with the string pressure, so final
placement of the bridge occurs when the strings
are tuned.
To fit the bridge to the top:
1.
Place the bridge on a piece of sandpaper,
grit side up, 13.8" from the nut as shown in
Figure 37.
Direction of
Sanding
Figure 37. Fitting the bridge to the top.
2. Hold the sandpaper firmly (to avoid marring
the finish), and move the bridge back and
forth between the f-holes and the tailpiece.
3.
Remove the sandpaper and place the bridge
on the top. Look for gaps between the bridge
and the top. Repeat Step 2 until there are no
gaps.
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Installing Strings

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Components and Hardware Needed:
Mandolin Neck and Body (Assembled) ............. 1
Bridge ................................................................ 1
Strings ............................................................... 8
To install the strings:
1.
Use a narrow file to make slots in the bridge.
Angle the slots toward the tailpiece. See
Figure 38 for string spacing on the bridge.
Note: Make the bridge slots the same depth
as the nut slots. If you make the slots too
deep, it will be harder to make adjustments.
Figure 38. String slot example.
2.
Lay the bridge flat on the mandolin.
3.
Place the strings over the hooks on the tail-
piece as shown in Figure 39. Work from the
thinnest string (E string-treble) to the thickest
(G string-bass).
Tailpiece
Figure 39. String placement.
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