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H8067 Flat Iron Style Mandolin Kit
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Figure 24. Peghead bushings.
Figure 25. Tuning machines installed
in the peghead.
Figure 26. Fitting the bridge to the soundboard.
2. Use a rubber dead blow hammer or a wood
block to seat the bushings so the bushing
flanges are flush with the peghead surface.
3. Turn the mandolin over and insert the tuning
machines into the back of the pegholes.
4. Attach both tuning machines to the peghead
with the #1 x
3
/8" screws (Figure 25).
2. Hold the sandpaper firmly (to avoid marring
the finish), and move the bridge back and
forth between the sound hole and the tail
-
piece.
3. Remove the sandpaper and place the bridge
on the soundboard. Look for gaps between
the bridge and the soundboard. Repeat Step
2 until there are no gaps.
Tuning Machines
Components and Hardware Needed: Qty
Mandolin Body ...................................................
1
Bridge ................................................................
1
This mandolin has a scale of 350mm, which
means that the bridge will be placed 350mm
(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 soundboard:
1. Place the bridge on a piece of sandpaper,
grit side up, 350mm from the nut as shown in
FIgure
26.
Fitting Bridge
Components and Hardware Needed: Qty
Mandolin Body ...................................................
1
Tuning Machines ...............................................
2
Bushings ............................................................
8
#1 x
3
/8" Stainless Steel Screws ...................... 10
To install the tuning machines:
1. Place the eight bushings in the pegholes as
shown in Figure 24
.
Bushing
Direction of
Sanding