Moog Guitar - Bridge and Saddle Installation; Bridge Preparation and Saddle Order; Wire Routing and Securing

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Guitar Service Manual
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make sure wires won’t interfere with bridge movement or installation of cavity
cover.
Insulate brid
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remove strings and bridge from guitar, if bridge has not been insulated. Be sure that
hex nuts are as loose as possible before removing springs. Take caution to protect
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If not already installed, place six saddles on bridge in following order; #1 saddle, #2
saddle, #3 saddle, #3 saddle, #2 saddle, #1 saddle.
place piezo wires through oval cutout at the front of each saddle, slide each saddle
as far back on the bridge as is allowed, then lightly tighten the hex screws to hold
the saddles to the brid
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turn bridge over and place spacing fixture between wires and bridge block. Rubber
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and the socket wrench across the wires to sandwich them in place on the bridge for
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Wrap capton tape around the bridge block and piezo wires two times to fix wires
firmly in place. Make sure tape is adhering to bridge between individual wires.
Remove wrench and spacer. Press wire slack against bridge. This gives the wires
room to move with the saddles, without being severed by the edge of the bridge.