bridge issue

[FPSBelarus]

Hi, I restringed my strat today, and when I was tuining the guitar I noticed that the bridge was going up, it was very high. So I lowered the tension in the strings and it came down again. I tried again then, but the same occured.
I don´t know what to do. I don´t even know what the problem is. Can anybody help me?
Thank you.

 

[Grenade]

Re: bridge issue

Did the springs come unhooked?

 

[FPSBelarus]

Re: bridge issue

Did the springs come unhooked?

No, but now that you mention it, some weeks ago I had to loosen the tensioning claw and then I put it back in its place, but maybe I left it a little bit loose or too tensioned. Might that be the problem?

 

[Grenade]

Re: bridge issue

Could be, go to youtube and search for strat setups.

 

[kramersteen]

Re: bridge issue

When you did the restring did you use different gauge strings to what was on there originally?

 

[CTN]

Re: bridge issue

if the bridge is up, angled towards the neck, then your springs are too loose for the tuning that your strings are in. In other words, the tension exerted by the STRINGS, is more than the tension exerted by the SPRINGS.

You could loosen the strings, turn the screws for the claw a few times, retune and see if it's lifting up still. keep repeating this until the bridge is parallel to the body.

This is called balancing string tension against spring tension and is one of the key points of correctly setting up a floating tremolo system.

 

[FPSBelarus]

Re: bridge issue

You could loosen the strings, turn the screws for the claw a few times, retune and see if it's lifting up still. keep repeating this until the bridge is parallel to the body.

I understand, but I have to loosen the claw or tighten it?(sorry if I'm a little dumb)

 

[Rockstar216]

Re: bridge issue

I understand, but I have to loosen the claw or tighten it?(sorry if I'm a little dumb)

Tighten but make sure you slack the strings first

 

[FPSBelarus]

Re: bridge issue

I've noticed that this only happens when I tune the 6th and the 5th strings. This makes me think, the claw doesn't have to be equal for both the treble and bass side, doesn't it? Because maybe the solution is to loosen or tighten the bass or treble side of the claw. Anybody knows if I'm right? If I do, what should I do, tighten or loosen the bass side?

 

[kilphody]

Re: bridge issue

Did you buy low tuning strings and try E tuning? Will rip that trem off.

 

[Rockstar216]

Re: bridge issue

Maybe this might help you

 

[tubecrunch]

Re: bridge issue

Sounds like you bought a heavier gauge. Happens to the best of us.

 

[FPSBelarus]

Re: bridge issue

Success! Thank you all guys for your help.

 

[CTN]

Re: bridge issue

I've noticed that this only happens when I tune the 6th and the 5th strings. This makes me think, the claw doesn't have to be equal for both the treble and bass side, doesn't it? Because maybe the solution is to loosen or tighten the bass or treble side of the claw. Anybody knows if I'm right? If I do, what should I do, tighten or loosen the bass side?

The bass side/treble side do not necessarily need to be perfectly equal. If you have very thick strings on the bass side and comparatively thin strings on the treble side, then you would tighten up the bass side a bit more than the treble side, because thicker strings exert more tension. But the end result should be the same...the bridge should be parallel to the body.