A cautionary tale for HM owners!

[nickwellings]

Hello forumites!

I have been away for a long time. I apologise, but real life has been "interesting" for me for a while now.


I would just like to caution against tightening your saddle string locks too tightly. If you do, your saddle might shear and break like mine did tonight

It will cost me £35 to get a replacement from Whammiworld. I was re-stringing to take my guitar to band practice

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Snapped cleanly. My poor abused HM!

Nevermind. I hope to get it running soon.


PLAY LOUD!

[mrfist9]

Didn't you recently send the Kahler straight off the bridge posts and into the body. That Spyder might be out to get you.
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[nickwellings]

Yessir, same HM

It is kind of trashed now Lots of dents/dings. The previous owner would be angry with me.


I have since realised (duh!) that this HM had the saddles replaced by previous owner (I am pretty sure it is not factory....) from the Kahler ones to normal Floyd ones. I thought I'd fit a normal floyd as replacement, but the saddle screw is a tiny bit too small to engage into the hole. The saddle that was on there has a recessed shelf to let it fit on the Spyder.

Hoping to heck to find a replacement. Don't wanna spend the coin on a real Kahler saddle yet... :¬/