donp
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Post by donp on Jun 21, 2010 16:10:37 GMT -5
A big problem with the two spyders I have is that the little spring in the saddle becomes dislodged. The purpose of this spring is to keep the saddle snug against the fine tuners.
Has anyone taken apart the saddle, and put the spring back in the way it supposed to go (maybe glue it in?)
Thanks,
Don
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Post by nickwellings on Jun 21, 2010 18:19:07 GMT -5
Hmmm....I have never noticed a spring in my Spyders! Do you have a picture of it?
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Jun 21, 2010 18:58:53 GMT -5
Indeed, there is a spring under the saddle (somehow) but I've never dug that deep into it to see how it works.
You may not be able to access it without removing the set pin.
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Post by donp on Jun 23, 2010 17:34:52 GMT -5
Indeed, there is a spring under the saddle (somehow) but I've never dug that deep into it to see how it works.
You may not be able to access it without removing the set pin. Oh you definitely need to remove the set pin. That's the trick - how do I do that? nickwellings, You notice the springs when you press down on the locking nut coming out of the back of the bridge. You can press down on it and the spring bounces it back up. Might be easier to do without the strings. |
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Post by Bodaggit23 on Jun 23, 2010 21:48:52 GMT -5
I would personally use an arbor press and a slightly smaller dowel.
If you don't have a press, you could carefully try a Vice Grip.
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Post by earthwormjim on Jul 6, 2010 23:01:07 GMT -5
I thought that I'd chime in. The same thing happened to my strat this morning when I was cleaning my tremelo.
I was able to re-seat the spring without having to open up the saddle (you do have to remove the saddle from the bridge though). I used a paper clip and a small flat head screw driver. Let the spring roll into the exposed area, then slide a bent paper cilp into the spring. Turn the spring so that it is now facing the proper orientation. Then with the flat head screw driver, gently push down on the spring and slide it into place.
It takes a lot of finesse but I was able to do it in about 10 minutes.
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Post by heem6 on Jul 6, 2010 23:24:07 GMT -5
That's one thing I love about this place - HM Strat guys helping HM Strat guys! Thanks for posting that, EWJ!
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Post by donp on Oct 4, 2010 15:10:29 GMT -5
I thought that I'd chime in. The same thing happened to my strat this morning when I was cleaning my tremelo. I was able to re-seat the spring without having to open up the saddle (you do have to remove the saddle from the bridge though). I used a paper clip and a small flat head screw driver. Let the spring roll into the exposed area, then slide a bent paper cilp into the spring. Turn the spring so that it is now facing the proper orientation. Then with the flat head screw driver, gently push down on the spring and slide it into place. It takes a lot of finesse but I was able to do it in about 10 minutes. Thanks for the tip. I'll try this since I don't have a press. I have 8 saddles to fix. Uhg. |
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Post by heem6 on Oct 4, 2010 21:00:37 GMT -5
Fender made an 8-string HM Strat? Wow! Hahaha. Hey Beast! How many of those do you own?!!
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Post by lbeast on Oct 7, 2010 6:42:17 GMT -5
Fender made an 8-string HM Strat? Wow! Hahaha. Hey Beast! How many of those do you own?!!  |
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Post by heem6 on Oct 7, 2010 16:51:02 GMT -5
Hahaha. Well played, Sir. Well played!
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Post by lbeast on Oct 7, 2010 17:37:36 GMT -5
999 Posts? Don't do it.!!!!!! Dont go into quadruple digits!!!!! 
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Post by donp on Oct 15, 2010 23:33:16 GMT -5
I have multiple messed up bridges. All are fixed except for one saddle where the spring is gone. Any ideas? KahlerUSA.com doesn't have any.
I also learned that some saddles come with intonation adjustment screws and some don't.
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Post by lbeast on Oct 16, 2010 9:58:52 GMT -5
Hardware store (True Value, ACE, etc,,,)
Isn't the intonation adjustment you're referring to actually a height adjustment? I think you intonate by adjusting the screw on the underside of the tremolo holding the saddle to the tremolo base.
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Post by donp on Oct 19, 2010 14:17:50 GMT -5
Hardware store (True Value, ACE, etc,,,)
Isn't the intonation adjustment you're referring to actually a height adjustment? I think you intonate by adjusting the screw on the underside of the tremolo holding the saddle to the tremolo base. No, not the height adjustment. One bridge has screws hidden under the saddle the let you adjust the saddle forward and back for intonation. The other two bridges were never drilled for these screws. |
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