User manual FISHMAN NASHVILLE SERIES INSTALLATION GUIDE

[. . . ] NASHVILLE SERIES PICKUPS INSTALLATION GUIDE www. fishman. com Read Me First! If you are unfamiliar with these products, please pay close attention to the dimensional requirements for installation. [. . . ] Be careful not to scratch the side of your instrument. Figure 3. Figure 4. www. fishman. com www. fishman. com Spider-Style Resophonic The Nashville Series resophonic pickup for spiderstyle bridges features a piezo-ceramic element preinstalled in the saddles. The saddles should fit tightly into the saddle slot in the spider bridge as shown (Figure 1). Fit the saddles by your preferred method, with the maple side towards the cone, and the top notched for string spacing. Both the top and bottom of these saddles can be adjusted for proper fit and playability. Take special care not to damage the wires leading from the pickup during adjustment. Drill a hole for the jack in your preferred location, usually in the treble side of the lower bout for metal bodied instruments, or in the endblock, centered below the tailpiece, for wooden bodied instruments. Metal Bodied Instruments (sidemount location): Use a center punch at the chosen location and use a sharp 3/8" (9. 5mm) drill. Wooden Bodied Instruments (endblock location): Drill a 3/16" (4. 8mm) hole and enlarge it to 15/32" (12mm) with a 15/32" tapered reamer. [. . . ] Install the jack hardware (Figure 4) in the chosen location. Figure 1. 12 3 45 1 - 3/8" Nut 2 - 3/8" Star Washer 3 - Guitar Body 4 - 3/8" Dress Washer 5 - 3/8" Nut Figure 2. Metal Body Instrument Jack Location 123 4 56 1 - 15/32" Nut 2 - 15/32" Washer 3 - 15/32" Star Washer 4 - Guitar Endblock 5 - 3/8" Dress Washer 6 - 3/8" Nut Pickup Signal to Tip Wooden Body Instrument Jack Location Shield to Sleeve Figure 4. Figure 3. www. fishman. com 514-300-004 Rev B 7-08 [. . . ]