Floyd Rose Installation gone wrong?
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C-Martin
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Re: Floyd Rose Installation gone wrong?
i dont think you understand whats going on completely, altho i do agree that he screwed up the problem is not because he drilled a hole to big or he is trying to plug gaps around the bushing. If you read my first post correctly, or maybe i wasnt clear enough, the problem is that at first installation he installed the bridge to close there for making it a blocked floyd which i absolutely hate and i told him prior to installation that i did not want a blocked floyd.. so he then had to plug "those" holes and drill a couple of mm further away at the proper location which it is right now. He wasn't trying to put glue or trying to stuff gaps with plugs.. the problem occurred when he plugged the "old" holes and then re-drilled further away, he says he might not have waited long enough for the plugged holes glue to dry completely before drilling the new holes so there for since there's no much material left from the plug by drilling back near it the plug might've moved around when installing the bushing and stringing up the instrument thus causing the problem i have right now. I asked what material he used and he used maple which should be plenty fine imo.. anyhow the guitar is already at his shop and he will have it done by the end of the week.
Like i said everything else he has done to the guitar is very well made and i've no real complaints with it, the only issue here was the installation of the bridge itself. He seems to prone top routing the bodies for floyds and i don't like that and did not want that so he might've had trouble with it. Stil very dissapointed by it all nonetheless.. and going to annother tech at this point would mean id have to pay even more than ive already payed for this and that is money i cannot afford at all, doing this was already over my budget in the first place hence why i went trough the trouble of bartering some gear for it... but we'll see this weekend if all is well and my guitar is finaly freakin done and i can start playing it again.. if not ill have to resort to doing it myself...
i dont think you understand whats going on completely, altho i do agree that he screwed up the problem is not because he drilled a hole to big or he is trying to plug gaps around the bushing. If you read my first post correctly, or maybe i wasnt clear enough, the problem is that at first installation he installed the bridge to close there for making it a blocked floyd which i absolutely hate and i told him prior to installation that i did not want a blocked floyd.. so he then had to plug "those" holes and drill a couple of mm further away at the proper location which it is right now. He wasn't trying to put glue or trying to stuff gaps with plugs.. the problem occurred when he plugged the "old" holes and then re-drilled further away, he says he might not have waited long enough for the plugged holes glue to dry completely before drilling the new holes so there for since there's no much material left from the plug by drilling back near it the plug might've moved around when installing the bushing and stringing up the instrument thus causing the problem i have right now. I asked what material he used and he used maple which should be plenty fine imo.. anyhow the guitar is already at his shop and he will have it done by the end of the week.
Like i said everything else he has done to the guitar is very well made and i've no real complaints with it, the only issue here was the installation of the bridge itself. He seems to prone top routing the bodies for floyds and i don't like that and did not want that so he might've had trouble with it. Stil very dissapointed by it all nonetheless.. and going to annother tech at this point would mean id have to pay even more than ive already payed for this and that is money i cannot afford at all, doing this was already over my budget in the first place hence why i went trough the trouble of bartering some gear for it... but we'll see this weekend if all is well and my guitar is finaly freakin done and i can start playing it again.. if not ill have to resort to doing it myself...
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ErikH
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Re: Floyd Rose Installation gone wrong?
What I'm having trouble grasping is how in the "old" holes was the Floyd blocked. Blocking a trem (other than sitting it flush on the body) happens in the back spring cavity with a trem-ol-no or other blocking device. Where did he redrill further away from? Further back from the neck? From what I can tell, you could have had your "floating" Floyd even in the old mounting holes.
What I'm having trouble grasping is how in the "old" holes was the Floyd blocked. Blocking a trem (other than sitting it flush on the body) happens in the back spring cavity with a trem-ol-no or other blocking device. Where did he redrill further away from? Further back from the neck? From what I can tell, you could have had your "floating" Floyd even in the old mounting holes.
C-Martin
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Re: Floyd Rose Installation gone wrong?
basicly he drilled the hooles just a bit too close so the sustain block was resting perfectly flat on the cavity wall of the guitar. There for making it a dive only deal.. kinda like using a trem-ol-no but instead the block rested flat directly on the wood.. to rectify that he would have to move it further back so that the block would be floating in the middle or atleast further away from the wall so then it would be a full floating bridge like i wanted it.
basicly he drilled the hooles just a bit too close so the sustain block was resting perfectly flat on the cavity wall of the guitar. There for making it a dive only deal.. kinda like using a trem-ol-no but instead the block rested flat directly on the wood.. to rectify that he would have to move it further back so that the block would be floating in the middle or atleast further away from the wall so then it would be a full floating bridge like i wanted it.
ErikH
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Re: Floyd Rose Installation gone wrong?
Gotcha. Now I got it. The first installation is exactly how I'd want it. I don't like floating Floyds. Then again, I would have the Floyd sitting flush on the body too so even in the current mounting spot, it would be dive only.
Gotcha. Now I got it. The first installation is exactly how I'd want it. I don't like floating Floyds. Then again, I would have the Floyd sitting flush on the body too so even in the current mounting spot, it would be dive only.
KeeperOS
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Re: Floyd Rose Installation gone wrong?
Yeah but from experience I know that if the bridge rests in only one surface then there's a banging sound when you let it return to zero after a dive. I'm guessing if there are two surfaces with a 90 degrees angle then that shouldn't be the case.
He did it like how I'd want it as well and I understand how that 2nd issue could have come to pass.
In the end we are only human.
Yeah but from experience I know that if the bridge rests in only one surface then there's a banging sound when you let it return to zero after a dive. I'm guessing if there are two surfaces with a 90 degrees angle then that shouldn't be the case.
He did it like how I'd want it as well and I understand how that 2nd issue could have come to pass.
In the end we are only human.
Re: Floyd Rose Installation gone wrong?
pound the post back in but that would most likely shatter the wood if the piece is too thick. Sorry guy. How about a new body and install your floyd rose with a slight countersink and cut down on the pickup hole? This sucks man. I feel for you. On the plus side you can hold onto your electronics, pickups, etc
This is a hole that was not properly drilled. It may have been at an angle or too large for the anchor and your (hard) playing (without the routed countersink) has worn out the hole the anchor is positioned in. Maybe try inserting a piece of toothpick in the side that it angles to with some gorilla glue and
phone cam sucks but you can see the slight angle, so am i just being nit picky and paranoid for no reason? I am tempted to do the repair myself this time just to be sure its done right... i have a press drill and after all i am a machnist.. pluging a whole and redrilling a new one cant be that hard right? lol
pound the post back in but that would most likely shatter the wood if the piece is too thick. Sorry guy. How about a new body and install your floyd rose with a slight countersink and cut down on the pickup hole? This sucks man. I feel for you. On the plus side you can hold onto your electronics, pickups, etc
