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Forum Ringside => Tech => Topic started by: Tarzan on March 22, 2007, 06:51:48 PM

Title: Floating bridge
Post by: Tarzan on March 22, 2007, 06:51:48 PM

is it possible to change a Floyd Rose (or similar) locking bridge with onethatdoes not need locking?

Title: Floating bridge
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on March 22, 2007, 10:17:07 PM

You can lock the Floyd Rose and then you don't have to switch anything!

Title: Floating bridge
Post by: indysmith on March 22, 2007, 10:29:54 PM

otherwise you're gonna have to do some routing and drilling and filling eurgh. The cost to get the work done would buy yu another guitar :P

Title: Floating bridge
Post by: FELINEGUITARS on March 22, 2007, 10:59:01 PM

Yes Schaller make some more vintage style bridges that have the Floyd Pivot posts at 74 mm apart

Like this:

(http://www.crazydog.co.uk/images/warmoth_fender_strat_stratocaster_guitar_tremolo.jpg)

Title: Floating bridge
Post by: Tarzan on March 23, 2007, 12:29:53 PM

So would the schaller just go straight on instead of the Floyd Rose, or would i have to put something to lock the bridge?

Title: Floating bridge
Post by: Crazy_Joe on March 23, 2007, 01:50:04 PM

Is the floyd routed out or not because if the floyd is routed out then you will have a gaping hole in your guitar.

Title: Floating bridge
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on March 23, 2007, 02:44:23 PM

Quote from: Crazy_Joe

Is the floyd routed out or not because if the floyd is routed out then you will have a gaping hole in your guitar.

?!

Title: Floating bridge
Post by: indysmith on March 23, 2007, 02:44:27 PM

yeah if it is a top-mount floyd (i.e. only divebombs) you'll be fine, otherwise you're gonna need to fill in a biiiig hole in your guitar.

Title: Floating bridge
Post by: Crazy_Joe on March 23, 2007, 03:31:25 PM

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

Quote from: Crazy_Joe

Is the floyd routed out or not because if the floyd is routed out then you will have a gaping hole in your guitar.

?!

If he puts that trem that Feline suggested on it i mean.

Title: Floating bridge
Post by: Tarzan on March 23, 2007, 04:13:13 PM

so, basically, if i don't mind having a massive hole in the front of my guitar then it doesn't need filling.

Title: Floating bridge
Post by: metal_god on March 23, 2007, 08:34:14 PM

yes :wink:

Title: Floating bridge
Post by: indysmith on March 23, 2007, 09:36:01 PM

Quote from: Tarzan

so, basically, if i don't mind having a massive hole in the front of my guitar then it doesn't need filling.

i don't suppose the performance would be any better than that of your floyd - if the hole was there, wouldnt the trem still be floating?

Title: Floating bridge
Post by: metal_god on March 23, 2007, 11:59:57 PM

well yeah you would need to fill the hole if you didnt want it still floating though i dont know if thats what he wants is it he just wants a trem that doesnt lock to fit floyd pins if so then that one ^^^^ will be fine

Title: Floating bridge
Post by: maxter on March 28, 2007, 04:06:36 PM

I would (and have) just block it with two pieces of wood. ALOT cheaper and it's really not that hard to do either.

http://users.pandora.be/marnix.ghesquiere/blockingtrem/blockingtrem.html