![]() The idea is to bring the bridge plate flat to the body so the saddles can be adjusted as far back as possible. Two of the ‘F’ badges on this set also need to be glued back on Blocking off The baritone neck comes pre-drilled for Fender locking tuners and their locating pins. Finger tight is fine because if you over-tighten, you’ll end up making circular indentations on the headstock from the washers. I use my Music Nomad multitool’s 10mm socket and because the tool is nylon, it leaves the metal plating unscratched. The bushings screw down onto the tuner housings to clasp the whole assembly together. They’re a tight fit too, so they all stay in place when I flip the neck over. They press into the holes and I just need to align the pins with the pin holes. Installing these tuners is about as easy as it gets. After marking the hole depth with blue tape and applying wax to the screw threads, the screw holes are tapped before fixing the neck to the body Tuner installation To ease the process, I apply wax to the screw threads before tapping the holes, and the low-torque setting ensures the screws stop turning once they reach the full depth of the pilot holes. I drive the screws into the pre-drilled holes using an electric screwdriver on a very low torque setting. To ensure everything will screw back together without drama, I remove the neck and mark the hole depth on the screw threads using masking tape. This confirms that everything lines up and the pilot holes have sufficient depth. With the neck in situ, I use a length of string to check the screw hole positions. The neck comes with six pre-drilled screw holes and they line up with very nicely with the screw holes in the body Happily, the neck has six pre-drilled screw holes that are designed to align with various screw layouts. This item can be shipped worldwide.It’s very tight in the pocket, but I’m relieved to discover that it presses home with no damage to finish and no risky modifications will be necessary. The seller is “thestratosphere” and is located in Exeter, New Hampshire. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments
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