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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:58 pm
by othomas2
dots wrote:i don't use trem much but try fender bullets. they're fucking AWESOME and i use them on all my guitars, even hard tails. it's rare that i ever break a string.
Yeah this is what I'll do if I keep having probs. I work in a guitar shop & try buy what they have.. for cheapness..
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:10 pm
by othomas2
Like I said thought I'll pull things apart and do things properly !!
remove trem plate & dismantle two parts of the trem to get better access to the holes
Previously I was working on it whilst assembled. Just being lazy !!
coil sand paper and gently work the inside of the holes
Since I fully dismantled the trem I could now feel the sharp edges of the holes so sanded the flat part over the holes...
used the enamel to fill any tiny cavities and to line the inside of the holes, not sure if necessary but it was sitting there from earlier on.
strung her up, stretched the strings and did a few whole step bends and so far so good !!!
Some of the chrome is now gone but this doesn't bother me, as long as it operates properly that all I care about.
Hopefully this is it sorted...
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 5:34 pm
by Fran
Excellent post.
If this works it should go in the Wiki..
HAY!! DOTS! WHAD'YA SAY?
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:25 pm
by dots
definitely!
Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 7:31 pm
by More Cowbell
othomas2 wrote:Fran wrote:Solder the winding.
THIS.
Stevie Ray Vaughn Did that to his guitars strings because they always broke at the ball end.
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:03 pm
by Mungodora
awesome job, hope it does the trick.
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:51 pm
by othomas2
Cheers, played for a few more hours since yesterday and it's holding up well so far...
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:28 pm
by chisa
Fran wrote:Probably a sharp edge in the tail piece hole but if you have filed it its odd that its still a problem. Friction however is a constant problem on any tremolo, try lubing the holes with graphite or vaseline, using something like surgical tube could be a last resort but seems a bit drastic as does purchasing an AVRI tremolo.
yeah, i had this with a strat trem, i filed it smooth and didn't have the problem. however, if the strings are breaking right at the end near the ball then it could be a bad break angle in the trem. everything can be sorted though, don't worry
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:29 pm
by chisa
Mike wrote:That's got ernie ball written all over it.
i had this exact same snap with d'addarios, 9s.
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:56 pm
by hotrodperlmutter
chisa wrote:Mike wrote:That's got ernie ball written all over it.
i had this exact same snap with d'addarios, 9s.
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:14 pm
by dots
Fran wrote:Excellent post.
If this works it should go in the Wiki..
HAY!! DOTS! WHAD'YA SAY?
http://www.shortscale.org/wiki/index.ph ... aintenance
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:23 pm
by Mike
Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 9:31 pm
by Fran
Awesome. Good work Dots!
P.S. Dont forget my suggestion of a stickied wiki of each guitar in the appropriate forums. Shad will love it, besides the n00bs.
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 5:33 pm
by laamaposse
Seriously sanded, enameled and ta-dah!
Breakthrough!
Should I get me some of them bullets or seriously have a nervous breakdown.
What's with that little unwinding of the string? (or am I just being paranoid, and imagining it up?!)
When I was setting the string up with a tuner, I got it in tune (like E) and then it would start lowering its pitch by like 2 cents per sec.
I Could do this like 3 times before the snap. So I think the wound was unwinding itself slowly when tuning, pretty odd.
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:13 am
by finboy
fucking bizarre
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:46 am
by Mages
that is weird. soldering it would fix it though.
what kind of strings are these?
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 9:26 am
by laamaposse
mage wrote:that is weird. soldering it would fix it though.
what kind of strings are these?
Straight outta a d'addario .012 flatset
Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:52 pm
by laamaposse
I chose the easy way and switched to bullets, seems solid so far!
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:56 pm
by holyCATS1415
my jazzmaster just started doing the same thing.
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:09 pm
by laamaposse
holyCATS1415 wrote:my jazzmaster just started doing the same thing.
that fucking sucks ;/