removing mustang tailpiece's spring

foll · Post by **foll** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 12:16 pm

guy, help needed.

how does one remove mustang tailpiece's spring from the pivot?

i nearly cut myself in trying to do this...

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 12:57 pm

grab an allan key, and undo the post from the "cigar tube"
makes removing the spring much easier

foll · Post by **foll** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:40 pm

thanks for the reply man.

i did undo the post from the tube, but the spring is so tight i can't move it to the other groove.

serfx wrote:grab an allan key, and undo the post from the "cigar tube"
makes removing the spring much easier

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 1:51 pm

i ended up using pliers to move the springs on mine...
aside from that.. just try harder?

foll · Post by **foll** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 2:37 pm

i finally finished one! i made the spring claw a little crooked but it works.

listening to the melvins helps.

serfx wrote:i ended up using pliers to move the springs on mine...
aside from that.. just try harder?

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:21 am

mad mikeÂ´s guide

is best shit ever maded to this bridge.

its save lifes and cure cancer.

http://www.jag-stang.com/forum/topic/92 ... hammy-use/

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:15 am

i just wish those photos were say less blurry.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:52 am

all i can say its definitive works

once you do , nevermore goes out of tune not matter what you do.

foll · Post by **foll** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:15 am

thanks guys for the help. i did the setup and went to band rehearse. stay in tune like a champ.

but when i turn the volume up, i found the 6th string has really loud buzz. still can't determine what's wrong with it.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:22 am

buzz on every fret? or all the time?
the action could be too low..
you may need to put a shim under the neck..

Post by **dots** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 4:18 pm

wait. . . wouldn't shimming the neck make the buzzing worse because you're bringing the neck closer to the string?

foll · Post by **foll** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:07 pm

i did nut intonation (cutting the nut deeper with a metal ruler) before making a shim out of credit card...

now the intonation is way better and the buzz is quieter. there's still some buzz but much more acceptable.

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:54 pm

dots wrote:wait. . . wouldn't shimming the neck make the buzzing worse because you're bringing the neck closer to the string?

you sir are correct..
my head was not with me on that...

you could raise the bridge a quarter to half turn just on the side that you are getting the buzz.

iCEByTes · Post by **iCEByTes** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:21 am

foll wrote:i did nut intonation (cutting the nut deeper with a metal ruler) before making a shim out of credit card...

now the intonation is way better and the buzz is quieter. there's still some buzz but much more acceptable.

can replace the original nut by an Graphic or Graphtech nut. its a custs like 3-4 bucks just and is perfect for tremolo fun.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:52 pm

dots wrote:wait. . . wouldn't shimming the neck make the buzzing worse because you're bringing the neck closer to the string?

Well, I sometimes find shimming the neck helps the action out because now the neck comes in at a different angle, meaning you can raise the bridge more than before, which does a lot of good things for a Mustang.