Got my Mustang ... and 2 questions ;) (pics inside)

Pacafeliz · Post by **Pacafeliz** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:30 pm

ok i found the one that i was looking for - i was going insane, i KNEW i'd seen a good one (with crappy pics, yeah) somewhere.
now i know you guys don't like threads from/on other forums but IT WORKS:
http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/ind ... l#msg86905

Pat.
(don't flame me, i'm just trying to help!)

kypdurron · Post by **kypdurron** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 10:57 pm

ok, the rubber in the trem bar hole seems to be a good idea. But why doing a complete deconstruction oft the tromolo unit just to lube it a little bit? It's smooth enough for me as it is. But now I see how this thing is built. thanks for the link, on that part

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:29 am

If you don't have that exact type of rubber thing mentioned in that tutorial, I've found that slicing off the end of a pencil eraser works pretty well. Take off about 1/8th of an inch of the eraser, and then trim the edges off the disc so that it will fit in the grub screw hole. I usually loosen the grub screw, drop the little disc in while holding the guitar so gravity is on my side, then help it into the hole with the allen wrench. Drop in the trem bar and tighten the screw. It should give you enough resistance so it stays in place when you want it to, but you can move it out of the way without making a groove in the bar.

punch · Post by **punch** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 4:11 am

If all you're trying to accomplish is preventing the b and e strings from popping out of the nut, you might want to take a look at your string tree. If there's a little metal circular spacer between the tree and the headstock you can remove it and screw the string tree directly to the headstock. This will provide a sharper break angle behind the nut and may fix the problem.