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Yamaha Electric Acoustic Guitar Owner's Manual

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    1 electric guitar owner's manual contents yamaha original design vibrato system rm-pro ii / iii ............................ 8/9 bridge/spring tension adjustments ....................... 10 truss rod adjustment .................................................. 11 pickup height adjustment .............

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    2 care and maintenance congratulations on your purchase of the yamaha electric guitar. With reasonable care, your yamaha electric guitar will age gracefully and provide many years of superlative musical service. * when connecting or disconnecting cables, turn off the ampli- fier and other equipment ...

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    3 tuning machine tension adjustment height adjustable locking nut the tuning machines have spring-loaded mechanisms which automatically take up wear, preventing backlash. However, it is possible to adjust the amount of pressure required to turn the machines. Each machine has a tension adjustment scr...

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    4 setting the string action — bridge — note: be sure to perform any necessary adjustments to the truss rod before performing the following adjustments. Set one end of the 15 cm rule on top of the last fret with the flat side of the rule against the string and measure the space be- tween the top of t...

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    5 vibrato system vintage type following is the procedure for adjusting the vintage vibrato system: to check intonation, compare the harmonic tone (12th fret) to the fretted tone (12th fret). ● if fretted pitch is higher than harmonic, saddle must be moved backward to lengthen string. ● if fretted pi...

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    6 vibrato system trs-pro/101 (part 1) when changing strings it is necessary to cut off the ball ends of the strings. Following is the procedure for changing strings and adjusting the vibrato system: 1) using the supplied hexagonal wrench, loosen the three hex- agonal screws on the lock above the nut...

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    7 3) when the intonation is correct, tighten the hexagonal screw in front of each saddle to ensure that its position stays stationary. (illustration — d) vibrato system trs-pro/101 (part 2) intonation adjustment in vibrato bridge 1) loosen the hexagonal screw located in front of each saddle using th...

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    8 yamaha original design vibrato system rm - pro ii / iii (part 1) the strings are top-loaded from the rear of the bridge and it is not necessary to cut off the ball end as on other vibrato systems. Following is the procedure for changing strings and adjusting the vibrato system: 1) loosen the three...

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    9 yamaha original design vibrato system rm - pro ii / iii (part 2) 9 intonation adjustment in vibrato bridge 1) loosen the hexagonal screw located in front of each saddle using the supplied hexagonal wrench. (illustration — d) 2) use the hexagonal wrench to adjust the individual string lengths. Thes...

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    10 bridge/spring tension adjustments for best results the bridge should always be adjusted so it is parallel to the top surface of the guitar as shown in illustration (below). This position is maintained by opposing tension be- tween the strings and the claw springs. If you change string gauge, you ...

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    11 truss rod adjustment pickup height adjustment the curvature of the neck should be slightly concave. Clockwise rotation of the nut tightens the rod and corrects for too much concave bow. Counterclockwise rotation of the nut loosens the rod and corrects for too much convex bend. Make any adjustment...

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    12 service if your guitar should need any parts or service, or if you need any information, including the address of your nearest yamaha dealer, contact: yamaha corporation of america guitar service department 6600 orangethorpe avenue buena park, calif. 90620 calif. U.S.A. Tel: 714 522 9011 yamaha e...