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H8067 Flat Iron Style Mandolin Kit
Placing Bridge
Components and Hardware Needed: Qty
Mandolin Body ...................................................
1
Bridge ................................................................
1
To place the bridge:
1. Use a narrow file to make slots in the bridge.
Angle the slots toward the tailpiece. See
Figure
27 for an example of 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 27. String slot example.
5. Make sure that the bridge is located 350mm
(13.8") from the nut and 175mm (6.89") from
the 12th fret. (See Figure 28
).
Figure 28. Bridge placement.
6. Set the position of the bridge by lightly touch-
ing the 1st string directly above the twelfth
fret and pluck the string to play a harmonic
note.
7. Now pluck the string while holding it against
the twelfth fret. If this note is sharper than
the note played in Step
6, move the bridge
toward the tailpiece. If this note is flat in com
-
parison, move the bridge toward the neck.
Note
: This can also be done with an elec-
tronic tuner by tuning the harmonic note to
be exactly in tune and then adjusting the
bridge until the note played in Step
7 is also
in tune.
2. Lay the bridge flat on the mandolin so the
taller side points toward the top of the body.
3. Follow the Winding Strings instructions on
Page 17
.
4. Slide the strings into their slots and tune.