NASHVILLE SERIES PICKUPSINSTALLATION GUIDE

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Read Me First!
If you are unfamiliar with these products, please pay
close attention to the dimensional requirements forinstallation. Failure to do so can result in permanent
damage to the pickup.

Figure 1. M-400
0.050”
0.050”

Installation of this product is a straightforward
procedure, but we recommend this job only if you
are an experienced repair technician.

M-300 and M-400

Do not modify

The Nashville Series flat-top and two piece archtop
mandolin pickups feature a piezo-ceramic element preinstalled in the bridge. Use your preferred
method for bridge fitting.

Do not modify

0.050”
0.050”

Figure 2. M-300

For the flat-top model (M-400), up to .050” maybe removed from either the top or bottom of thebridge (Figure 1).
For the archtop model (M-300), be sure to observe
the “Do not modify” area of the bridge base(Figure 2).

0.250”

0.100”Do not modify0.180”
Do not modify

Installing The Jack
After fitting the pickup, place the jack in a comfortable location (Figure 3) and tighten it with theenclosed turnbuckle key (Figure 4). Be careful not toscratch the side of your instrument.

0.180”

0.100”

Special care must be taken not to damage thepickup wire when tooling the bridge blank.

Figure 4.

Figure 3.

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0.250”

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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 asshown (Figure 1).

Drill a 3/16” hole in the corner edge of thesoundwell near or under the tail piece so that it ishidden when you reinstall the coverplate (Figure 2).
Pass the pickup wire through and wire the pickup
leads to the jack as shown (Figure 3).

Fit the saddles by your preferred method, with themaple side towards the cone, and the top notched
for string spacing. Both the top and bottom of thesesaddles can be adjusted for proper fit and playability.
Take special care not to damage the wires leadingfrom the pickup during adjustment.

Install the jack hardware (Figure 5) in the chosenlocation.
Figure 1.

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 asharp 3/8” (9.5mm) drill.

Figure 2.

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. Note that if
the instrument has a ring (“soundwell”) inside thesound chamber, you may have to drill through it toaccommodate the jack.

Figure 3.
Figure 5.
12 3

Pickup Signal
to Tip4 5
1 - 3/8” Nut
2 - 3/8” Star Washer
3 - Guitar Body

Shield toSleeve

4 - 3/8” Dress Washer
5 - 3/8” NutMetal Body Instrument Jack Location

4

External Ground Wire

5 6

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1 2 3

Figure 4.

1 - 15/32” Nut
2 - 15/32” Washer
3 - 15/32” Star Washer
4 - Guitar Endblock
5 - 3/8” Dress Washer
6 - 3/8” NutWooden Body Instrument Jack Location

Note: The External Ground Wire should be utilized
when pickup is installed on a wood body instrument.
Use one of the cover mounting screws to secure groundwire between the cover and the instrument body.

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