Page 3 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents SECTION 1: SAFETY ....................................................................................................................... 2 SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................... 3 Foreword ....
Page 5 - Foreword; SECTION 2: INTRODUCTION; Contact Info
H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit -3- If you have any comments regarding this manual, please write to us at the address below: Grizzly Industrial, Inc. C / O Technical Documentation Manager P.O. Box 2069 Bellingham, WA 98227-2069 Email: [email protected] We stand behind our products. If...
Page 6 - SECTION 3: PARTS INVENTORY
-4- H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit Figure 3. More guitar parts. SECTION 3: PARTS INVENTORY Figure 1. Boxed components. Figure 2. Guitar parts. 10 6 3 4 Parts & Inventory 7 8 1 5 11 12 14 REF PART# DESCRIPTION QTY 1 PH8069001 Guitar Body 1 2 PH8069002 Neck 1 3 PH8069003 Pick Guard 1...
Page 8 - Identification
-6- H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit Identification Tuner or Tuning Machine Headstock Neck Strap Button Tremolo Bridge Fret Tuning Post Figure 4. Model H8069 controls. Figure 5. Model H8069 headstock features. Tremolo Arm Five-Way Switch String Retainers Nut String Slot Neck Pocket Tone ...
Page 9 - Peghole Placement
H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit -7- SECTION 4: ASSEMBLY Peghole Placement Figure 6. Marking string paths. 3. Make a mark 1 13 ⁄ 16 " from the fretboard side of the nut slot on line "A" shown in Figure 7 . Figure 7. Peghole placement, first mark. 4. Place the machinist square...
Page 10 - Shaping Headstock
-8- H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit After you have drilled the tuner holes, you can cut the unfinished headstock to your own design. Components Needed Qty Guitar Neck ....................................................... 1 To shape the headstock: 1. Trace the headstock on a piece of p...
Page 13 - NOTICE; Mounting Tuners
H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit -11- NOTICE Dust particles suspended in the air will settle on wet finishes, causing less than sat- isfactory results. To avoid this problem: • Leave the finishing room undisturbed for 24 hours prior to applying the fin- ish. • Avoid making unnecessary mo...
Page 14 - Pick Guard
-12- H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit Pick Guard Components and Hardware Needed: Qty Guitar Body ....................................................... 1Pick Guard ......................................................... 1 To attach the pick guard to the guitar body: 1. Push the thin b...
Page 15 - Mounting Neck
H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit -13- Mounting Neck Figure 17 . Inserting neck into neck pocket. Components and Hardware Needed: Qty Guitar Body ....................................................... 1Neck .................................................................. 1Silver Neckpl...
Page 16 - Tremolo Bridge
-14- H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit 3. Insert a 5 x 45mm screw through the plate so it hangs down to the side of the neck and body. 4. Gently mark the screw tip depth with a pen- cil. Note: You may want to cover the screw tip marking location with masking tape to avoid scratching the f...
Page 17 - Audio Jack
H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit -15- 4. Secure the spring hanger to the guitar body with two 4 x 40mm screws as shown in Figure 23 . Tighten the screws until the spring hanger is 1" from the wall of the cavity. Note: These screws are used to adjust the spring tension. 5. Clean the s...
Page 19 - Installing Nut; Winding Strings
H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit -17- Installing Nut Components and Hardware Needed: Qty Neck and Body (Assembled) ............................. 1Nut ................................................................... 4 To install the nut: 1. Turn the guitar face up and use a chisel or r...
Page 20 - Mounting Pick
-18- H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit Figure 31. Example of string wrapped around tuning post. Tuning Post 2. Guide the string through the tremolo bridge, across the saddle ( Figure 30 ), over the nut, and through the hole in the corresponding tuning post. 3. Allow only enough slack in t...
Page 21 - String Retainers
H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit -19- String Retainers The string retainers mount between the 1st and 2nd strings and between the 3rd and 4th strings ( Figure 33 ). String retainers are designed to hold the strings down against the nut to enable correct tuning. Components and Hardware Ne...
Page 23 - String Height
H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit -21- String Height Correct string height is crucial for maximizing the playability of your electric guitar. The string height is the distance between the top face of the fret and the bottom face of the string ( Figure 35 ). Figure 35. String height measur...
Page 24 - Pickup Height; Tuning
-22- H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit Pickup Height Pickup height can have a dramatic effect on the audio output signal. The closer the strings are to the pickup, the higher the audio output signal will be. If the strings are too close, distortion is caused by magnetic interference from ...
Page 25 - Setting Intonation; Tremolo Adjustment
H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit -23- 4. Tune the 4th string by playing the 5th string while it is being pressed (fretted) at the 5th fret, and then play the open 4th string. Adjust the 4th string tuner until the notes match. 5. Perform the same tuning step on the 3rd and 4th string. 6 ....
Page 26 - Accessories; SECTION 6: REFERENCE INFO
-24- H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit Accessories SECTION 6: REFERENCE INFO Figure 43. Our most popular safety glasses. G7984—Face ShieldH1298—Dust Sealed Safety GlassesH1300—UV Blocking, Clear Safety GlassesH2347—Uvex ® Spitfire Safety Glasses H0736—Shop Fox ® Safety Glasses Safety Glas...
Page 30 - Electrical Components
-28- H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit Electrical Components Figure 59. Audio jack wiring. Figure 58. Pick guard wiring. Five Way Switch To Audio Jack Volume Control Ground to Tremolo Bridge Available in color online at www.grizzly.com Figure 60 . Ground wiring. Tone Controls Ground to Tr...
Page 31 - Wiring Diagram
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Page 32 - WARRANTY AND RETURNS
-30- H8069 Heirloom Stratocaster-Style Guitar Kit Grizzly Industrial, Inc. warrants every product it sells for a period of 1 year to the original purchaser from the date of purchase. This warranty does not apply to defects due directly or indirectly to misuse, abuse, negligence, accidents, repairs o...