Rockler ACOUSTIC GUITAR KIT User manual

Brand: Rockler

Model: ACOUSTIC GUITAR KIT

Category: Guitars

Type: User manual

Rockler ACOUSTIC GUITAR KIT

The Rockler ACOUSTIC GUITAR KIT includes everything you need to build your own beautiful and playable acoustic guitar. Made from high-quality materials, this kit is perfect for both beginners and experienced woodworkers. With easy-to-follow instructions, you'll be able to assemble your guitar in no time. The kit includes a pre-shaped body and neck, a rosewood fretboard, a compensated saddle, chrome tuning machines, and all the necessary hardware. You'll also get a truss rod wrench to adjust the neck if needed.

Once you've assembled your guitar, you can customize it to your own liking. You can stain or paint the body and neck, and add your own personal touches. With a little creativity, you can create a truly unique guitar that you'll be proud to play for years to come.

Rockler ACOUSTIC GUITAR KIT

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UNFINISHEDACOUSTICGUITARKIT

BroughttoyoubyRocklerWoodworkingandHardware

TableofContents

IntroductionandOverview.......................................................................................................................2

PartsList....................................................................................................................................................2

Tools..........................................................................................................................................................4

AssemblySteps.........................................................................................................................................4

1. DryFittheNeckJoint....................................................................................................................4

2. FineSandtheBodyandNeck........................................................................................................5

3. MasktheFretboardandSoundhole.............................................................................................5

4. StainandFinishtheNeckandBody(Apply

RosetteDecal)..........................................................7

5. GluetheNecktotheBody............................................................................................................7

6. InstalltheTuningMachines..........................................................................................................8

7. GluetheNutinPlace....................................................................................................................9

8. InstalltheBridge...........................................................................................................................9

9. InstalltheBridgePins..................................................................................................................12

10. InstalltheSaddle.....................................................................................................................12

11. InstalltheStrap

Button...........................................................................................................13

12. OiltheFretboardandBridge..................................................................................................13

13. StringandTuneYourGuitar....................................................................................................14

AdvancedSteps.......................................................................................................................................14

1. FineTunetheNeckJoint.............................................................................................................14

2. FilingtheNuttoMatchtheNeckWidth.....................................................................................15

Resources................................................................................................................................................16

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 Analuminumstraightedge:18″–36″long

 Painter’smaskingtape

 A guitar mat: Ascrap offoamor oldcarpet to placethe guitar onto protect itwhile you’re

workingonit.

 Woodglue:Titebond®OriginalWoodglueisrecommended

 Razorknife:X‐Acto®,for

example

 Singleedgerazorbladewithhandle:Usedforscraping

 Finishing supplies:Stain(optional) orpaint(optional),clear coat(recommended).Whattype

ofstainorpaintandclearcoatisthebuilder’spreference.

 Sandpaper:100and220gritisrequired,320or400isoptional

 Clamps:

At least one 24″ bar clamp for the neck‐body joint. Two 12″ bar clamps. Three

woodencamclampswithathroatdepthof41/2″–6″areoptional.

 Roundneedlefile

 Electricdrill(ordrillpress)anddrillbits:1/16″,5/64″,3/16″

 Screwdriver(s):

SeveralsmallPhillips

AssemblySteps

1. DryFittheNeckJoint

Thefirststepistocheckthefitofthenecktothebody.Theremaybesomeresidualglueand/or

sawdustleftinthejointremainingfromthemanufacturingprocess.Thisshouldberemovedsothatthe

jointiscleanandsmoothandtherearenogapsbetweentheneck

andthebodywhenthetwoarefitted

together.Ensurethatall3dowelsareinplaceandfitsnugly.Notethatwhenassemblingtheneckand

thebody,thetrussrodthatisattachedtotheneckmustfitthroughtheslotcutinthetopofthebody.

SeeFigure1:NeckJoint.

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Figure1:NeckJoint

Atthispointitisalsoagoodideatodoadryrunoftheclampsetupthatwillbeusedwhenthejointis

actuallyglued.Oneclampisneededtoapplypressurefromtheneckheeltothebodyandanother

clampisneededtoapplypressurefrom

thefretboardextensiontothesoundboard(thetopofthe

body).

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SeeFigure2:NeckJointClamping.Youmayoptionallywanttocutv‐notchedwoodencaultohelp

provideagoodclampingsurfaceontheneckheel.Besuretouseapieceofscrapwoodandpaddingon

thebottomofthebodytodistributepressureandprevent

scratches.

Fortheadvancedwoodworker,nowisalsoagoodtimetochecktheneckjointalignmentandmake

adjustmentsifneeded.ThisiscoveredintheAdvancedStepssectionoftheins tructions.Note:Neck

jointalignmentissetinthefactorytoa reasonablestandard.Whileattemptingtoadjustit

byhandmay

resultinamoreprecisealignment,itmayalsoresultinapoorlyalignedorweakneckjointifnotdone

properly.

2. FineSandtheBodyandNeck

Inpreparationforapplyingafinish,sandallwoodenpartsoftheguitar.Mostpartsareprobablyready

for220or320gritsandpaper;someareasmightneedslightlycoursergritfirst.Sandingtofinergritis

personalpreference.Oncesandingiscomplete,cleanthewoodenpartsofallsandingresidue

usinga

tackcloth,compressedair,orsomeothermethod.

3. MasktheFretboardandSoundhole

Mostguitarmakersapplyfinishtothebodyandtheneckseparately.Thisiseasierandresultsinabetter

finishthanmaskinglotsofbitsandpiecesandtrying toapplyfinisharoundallthedifferentpartsofthe

guitar.However,theneckandbridgestillneedtobeglued

tothebody.Sincegluebondsbesttowood,

theneckjointandtheareawherethebridgewillbegluedtothesoundboard(thetopoftheguitar)

needtobeconsidered.Throughmaskingorthroughremovaloffinishlaterintheassemblyprocess,

thoseareaswillbebare

woodbeforetheyareglued.

Neckheelclampingcaul

Figure2:NeckJointClamping

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Fortheneck,theentirefretboard(fingerboard)mustbemasked.Itismadeofrosewoodwhichhasalot

ofnaturaloilinitandistypicallyleftunfinished

.Neartheendoftheassemblyprocessitwillinsteadbe

protectedwithalightcoatofoil(see“OiltheFretboardandBridge”).Alsomasktheareasoftheneck

thatwillbegluedintheneckjoint(thefaceoftheneckheelandthebottomof

thefretboardthatis

gluedtothetopofthesoundboard).

Forthebody,thereisnoneedtomaskthebridgelocation.Itsfinallocationcan’tbedeterminedexactly

untiltheneckisgluedinplace.Thefinishwillberemovedfromthebridgelocationbeforegluing(see

“Installthe

Bridge”).Attheneckjoint,somemaskingmaybedone,orthefinishcanberemovedlater

beforetheneckjointisglued,dependingonthebuilder’spreference.However,ifstainorsomeother

typeoffinishthatisabsorbedintothewoodistobeused,theneckjoint

areamustbemasked.Oncethe

stainisabsorbedintothewooditcannotbescrapedawaywithoutremovingmuchofthewood,

damagingtheneckjointintheprocess.Tomasktheneckjointonthebody,applymaskingtapetothe

sideoftheguitarattheneck

joint,cuttingholesforthedowels.Thenattachtheneckandusearazor

knifetotrimthetapearoundtheneckheel.Becarefulnottocutthewoodontheheel.Thissame

proceduremaybefollowedfortheportionoftheneckjointonthesoundboard.Alternatively,an

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approximateareacanbemaskedbasedonlineslef tfromthemanufacturingprocessor,ifonlyaclear

coatistobeusedonthesoundboard,itcanbeleftunmasked.

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Besuretomasktheinsideoftheguitarbody.Theeasiestwaytodothisisbystuffing

somenewspaper

orbrownpackingpaperinsidethesoundhole.

Figure3:VariousExamplesofNeckJointMasking

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4. StainandFinishtheNeckandBody(ApplyRosetteDecal)

Oncemaskingiscomplete,theneckandbodyarereadyforfinishing.Whattypeofstainandclearcoatis

appliedispersonalpreference.Actually,stainisoptio nal,butsometypeofclearcoat(lacquer,

polyurethane,acrylic/urethane)shouldbeappliedtothebodyandthebackofthenecktoprotect

the

wood.Asstatedearlier,thefretboardshouldbeleftunfinished

sinceitismadeofrosewood.Thebridge

shouldalsobeleftunfinishedforthisreason.

Therosettedecalmustbeappliedbeforethefinalclearcoatsareapplied.Itisokaytoapplyonecoatof

clearcoattotheguitarbodybeforeapplyingtherosette,butseveralcoats

shouldbeappliedafterward

toensurethatitisprotectedandsealedtothegui tar.

Toapplythedecal,soakitinabowlofwaterforapproximately20–30secondsuntilitstartstoslideoff

thebackingpaper.Slideitontotheguitarbodyaroundthesoundhole,

peelingawaythepaperbacking.

Whileitiswetitshouldslidearoundontheguitarwithslightfingertippressure.Ifitstartstogetstuck

andneedstoberepositioned,dampenyourfingerinthebowlofwaterandwipeitaroundthesurface

ofthedecal.Usea

sponge,cloth,orpapertoweltosmooththedecal,removeanytrappedairbubbles

andremoveexcesswater.Allowthedecaltodryforseveralhoursbeforeapplyingthenextclearcoat.



Oncetheallcoatsoffinishhavedried,removethemaskingtape.

5. GluetheNecktotheBody

Beforetheneckcanbeglued tothebody,thejointhastobeprepared.Roughdryfittingwasdonein

Step1,butnowfinishhasbeenappliedtothebodyandneck.Thatfinishmustberemovedfromthe

neck‐bodyjointforproperglueadhesion(Note:Finishremoval

onsomepartsofthejointmaynotbe

necessaryiftheyweremaskedpriortofinishing).Todothis,inserttheneckintothebody.Holdingthe

neckfirmlyinplace,useasharprazorknifetocarefullyscribealinearoundthefretboardwhereitrests

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7. GluetheNutinPlace

Using100‐gritsandpaper,lightlysandthenutwhereitwillbegluedtotheneck.Thiswillhelptheglue

adheretothenormallysmoothplastic.Becarefulnottosandareasthatwillbevisibleafterthenutis

installed.ApplyathincoatofTitebondgluetothe

endofthefretboard,putthenutinplace,andclamp.

Onlyasmallamountofglueisrequiredheresincenomechanicalstressisputonthenut;theguitar

stringswillholditinplace.Notethatduetomanufacturingtolerances,thenutmaybeslightlywider 

than

theneck.Ifthatis the case,lookinAdvancedStep,FilingtheNuttoMatchtheNeckWidth.



8. InstalltheBridge

Thescalelengthofthisguitar(thedistancefromthenuttothesaddle )is25‐1/2″.Thatmeasurementis

requiredforproperplacementofthebridgeontheguitarbody.Measure25‐1/2″fromtheedgeofthe

nut(or12‐3/4″fromthe12

fret,itwillbethesamepoint).Placeapieceofmaskingtapeacrossthe

guitarbodyatthispoint.Itiseasiertoputpenorpencilmarksontapethanonclearcoat.Nowlaya

straightedgealongthesideoftheguitarneckandmarkwherethe

straightedgecrossesthetape.Dothe

sameontheothersideoftheneck.Centeredbetweenthosetwolines,and25‐1/2″fromthenut,isthe

Figure7:GluingtheNut inplace



pointatwhichthesaddleslotonthebridgemustbelocated.RefertothediagramsinFigure9:Bridge

PositionMeasurements,forclarificationofthebridgelocation.Also,measurethedistancefromthe

pointwheretheneckjoinsthebodytothefrontcornerofthebridge.Thisdistance

shouldbethesame

onbothsidesofthebridge.Continuemakingmarksonmaskingtapeuntilthebridgecanbeaccurately

placedintheproperlocation,perpendiculartotheneck.Itmightbehelpfultotransfer thecenterpoint

ofthesaddletothefrontofthebridgeusing

asquaresothatitcanbemoreeasilyalignedtomarkson

theguitarbody.Se eFigure8:BridgePositioning.



Bothlinesmustbe

equal

Centerofbridgeand

saddlearealignedto

centeroftheneck

Middleofsaddleslot

is24½

″fromnutor

12¾”from12

fret

Figure9:BridgePositionMeasurements

Figure8:BridgePositioning



Placethebridgeintheproperlocationandholditfirmlyinplacewithonehandandwhileusingthe

otherhandtoscribealineallaroundthebridgeusingarazorknife.Don’tletthebridgeslipwhiledoing

thisandbecarefulnottoaccidentallycutthe

bridge.Thepurposeofscribingthelineistomarkthearea

oftheguitartopwhereclearcoatmustberemovedsoagluebondcanbeachievedonthebridge‐body

joint.



Oncethelineisscribed,removethebridgeandpreparetoremovethefinishinsidethe

scribelinewhere

thebridgewillbeglued.Followtheprocessdescribedin“GluetheNecktotheBody”—mask,scrape,

sand.Oncethefinishisremoved,repositionthebridgeontheguitaranddoadryrunoftheclamp

setup.Ideally,2–3clampsshouldbeused,reachinginside

thebodytothebridgepatch—apieceof

woodinsidetheguitarbodydirectlybelowwherethebridgewillbelocated. Awoodencaulmightbe

neededbetweentheclampand thebridgepatchtoallowtheclampstoextendoverthebracinginside

thebody.Besureto

usepaddingontopofthebridg etopreventtheclampsfromdamagingthebridge.

Ifclampsarenotavailablethatwillreachinsidetheguitarsoundholetothebridge,anotheroption

mightbetousesomethingstiff,likeawoodenstraightedgeorapieceofwood.Laythestraightedgeor



woodacrossthebridgeandthenclampittothesidesoftheguitar.Again,usepaddingtoprevent

damagetothebridgeandguitarbody.Justbecarefulnottoapplysomuchpressurethatthetopofthe

guitarisdeformed.

Onceyou’rehappywithyourclampingsetup,

removetheclampsandlightlysandthebottomofthe

bridgewith100‐gritsandpapertohelptheglueadhere.NowgluethebridgetothebodywithTitebond

usingthesameclampsetupaspracticedearlier.Useadampclothtowipeawayanyexcessglue.Ifthere 

isa

lotofglueexcessglueitmaybedifficulttoseethescribelinemarkingthebridgelocation.Afew

Figure10:PreparingandClampingtheBridgetotheBody



piecesofbluemaskingtapeplacedontheoutside ofthescribelinemightmakeiteasiertoseeduring

theclampingprocess.Theycanberemovedaftertheclampsareset,beforethegluedries.

Allowthegluetodryforatleast24hours.

9. InstalltheBridgePins

Oncetheglueforthesaddlehasdried,itistimetoinstallthebridgepins.Usea3/16″drillbittodrilla

holethroughthebridge,allthewaythroughthetopoftheguitar,ateachofthelocationsalready

markedinthetopofthebridge.Be

suretodrilltheholeperpendiculartotheguitarbody.Afterdrilling,

thebridgepinswon’tfitintheholes.That’sbecausetheholesmustbetaperedtomatchtheshapeof

thebridgepins.Normally,aguitar luthierwoulduseaspecialtoolcalledbridgepinreamerforthis

task.

Amorecommonlyavailableandlessexpensivetoolisaroundneedlefile.Usetheneedlefiletoslowly

enlargethetopofthebridgepinholes,taperingthemtowardthebottom.Keepcheckingthefitofthe

bridgepins.Thebridgepinsshouldfitjustsnuglyandtheyshouldn’t

betooloose.

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Figure11:TaperingaBridgePinHole

10. InstalltheSaddle

Lightlysandthebottomofthesaddlewith100‐gritsandpaper.Applyasmallbeadofgluetothebottom

ofthesaddleandplaceitintheslotinthebridge.Becarefulnottogetanyexcessglueonthebridge

andmakesurethebridgeisinsertedinto

theslotfacingtherightdirection(seeFigure12:Saddle

Installation,forproperorientation).Lightlyclamp,oratleasttape,thesaddleinplaceuntilthegluehas

dried.Makesurethesaddleiscenteredinsidetheslotinthebridge.Ifthereisanyplayintheslot,front



toback,itisbettertohavethesaddlecontactingthefrontofthebridge,facingthesoundhole.The

stringswillforceitinthisdirection.



Figure12:SaddleInstallation

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11. InstalltheStrapButton

Witha5/64″drillbit,drill aholeintheendoftheguitar,inthemi ddle.Alternatively,a1/16″bitand

slightlyexpandingtheholewillprobablywork.Afterdrillingthehole,screwthestrapbuttonontothe

guitarbody.Besurethefeltbuttonisinplacetoprotect

theguitarfinish.



Figure13:StrapButtonInstallation

12. OiltheFretboardandBridge

Useclothwithasmallamountoflinseedormineraloiltoprotecttherosewoodfingerboard.Besureto

thoroughlycleananyexcessoiloffofthefrets,nut,andsidesoftheneck.Dothesametothebridge

(withthebridgepinsremoved).Commercialfretboardoilsarealsoavailable

atguitarshopsorluthier

supplyoutlets.



Figure14:Onlythe3rdand4thFretsOiledforComparison

13. StringandTuneYourGuitar

Therearemanywaystostringandtuneaguitar.Thissetofinstructionswon’tofferaparticularmethod,

buttheResourcessectionoffersseverallinksontheInternetthatdescribethestringingprocess.There

arealsoreferencesfortuningtheguitar.Electronictunersareavailableatmusicstoresoronline



retailersorevenassmartphoneapplications(alsolistedintheResourcessection).

AdvancedSteps

1. FineTunetheNeckJoint

Whiletheneckisattachedtothebody,itisagoodtimetochecktheneckjointalignment.Theneck

shouldbeperpendiculartothebody(sidetoside)andthefretboardneedstohaveaveryslightangle.

Theseareascanbecheckedwithastraightedgeoracarpenter’s

square.Ideallythesemeasurements

shouldbedonewiththeneckclamped tothebody.Inthefollowingfigures,notethattheclampshave

beenremovedinthepicturesforclarity.

Checkthattheneckisperpendiculartothebody bymeasuringthedistancefromtheendofthe

fretboardto

thesideoftheguitarbody.Repeatonboththeleftandrightsidesoftheneck.Bothsides

shouldbeapproximatelythesamedistance.SeeFigure15:CheckingtheNeckisPerpendicular

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Figure15:CheckingtheNeckisPerpendicular



Checktheneckanglebylayinga24″straightedgealongthemiddleofthefretsonthefretboard.Align

the12¾″markonthestraighte dgewiththe12

fret(theonewith2dots).(Note:12¾″isusedbecause

thescalelength,thedistancefromthenuttothesaddle,willbe25½″.The12

fretisexactly½the

scalelength.Sincewehaven’tgluedthenuttotheneckyet,wecanapproximatethebridgepositionby

measuringfromthe12

fret.)Undertheendofthestraightedge,placethebridge,centeringlefttoright

andaligningtheendofstraightedgeovertheslotwherethesaddlewillgo.Thestraightedgeshouldjust

clearthetopofthebridge.SeeFigure16:CheckingtheNeckAngle.Ifitdipsbelowthe

topofthebridge

orismorethan1/8″abovethetopofthebridge,adjustmentsmayneedtobemadetotheneckheel. 



Tomakeadjustments,useasharpchisel,afile,oracardscrapertoremovematerialfromthe

appropriatesideoftheneckheelto

getthenecktoraiseorlowerasdesired(ormoveleftorright).Itis

criticalthatthefaceoftheneckheelthatmeetsthebodyremainflat.Ifitdoesnot,theneck‐bodyjoint

willnotbeasstrongaspossible.

2. FilingtheNuttoMatchtheNeckWidth

Ifthenutiswiderthantheneckitispossibletofiletheendsofthenutsothatitisthesamewidthas

theneck.Itisbesttodothisbeforethenutisgluedinplacesothattheneckisn’tscratchedbythefilein



theprocess.Filebothsidesequallysothatthestringsdon’tendupoffcenterontheneck.Onlyfilea

littleatatimesothatthenutdoesn’tendupnarrowerthantheneck.



Figure16:CheckingtheNeckAngle

Checkgaphere

12¾″at12

fret

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Resources

AcousticRe‐StringingTutorial(video):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5DaSHIID‐sor

http://youtu.be/d5DaSHIID‐s



ChangingSteelStrings(PDF):http://www.taylorguitars.com/sites/default/files/Steel_Restring.pdf



GuitarTuna(guitartunersmartphoneapp):http://ovelin.com/guitartuna/



HowtoTuneaGuitar(webpage):http://www.howtotuneaguitar.org/

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