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TL DIY KIT MANUAL

Ensure that the string sits smoothly on its saddle and the hole , keeping taut

whilst winding a couple of turns on the relevant tuner. Thread through the

string post and bend the string back on itself to anchor it in place. Apply a

little tension from the tuner and move on to the next string. Repeat the above

process for all six strings.

Bringing all the strings up to pitch gradually is better achieved with a digital

guitar tuner or pitch pipes as a reference.

Please be aware that the tension in the strings may take some time to settle

and re-tuning a few times might be necessary. Stretching each string gently

after reaching the pitch will help to take up slack.

The neck is ﬁtted with a truss rod which may need adjusting. When the

strings are tuned up, they will try to pull away from the neck, which may

mean that the action becomes too high. If this happens, use the larger of the

two hex keys provided to gradually tighten the truss rod – a half turn is

usually enough and may not take effect immediately – allow the adjust-

ments to settle each time – do not be tempted to over-tighten the truss rod.

Sighting along the neck should show a very slight concave tendency which

is called "relief" and too straight a neck may lead to "fret buzzing". Some

strings may need to be raised or lowered individually to give the correct

action and this can be adjusted using the smaller of the two hex keys

provided.

For the last step screw the truss-rod cover.