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Permalink Reply by Iain T.S. on June 17, 2016 at 1:25am

hey,

why should i lose the springs? the bottom of the bridge has special string attachment thingie, and i think that the springs would give me a better whammy dive, thats what im after

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on June 14, 2016 at 3:26am

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Permalink Reply by Rick Alexander on June 14, 2016 at 8:59am

I love this git! Blue ribbon build.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on June 14, 2016 at 9:03am

thanx  ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on June 15, 2016 at 6:51pm

Looks like a good bit of planing went into this. Do you have a problem with string wear?

Looks great with that box.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on June 15, 2016 at 10:58pm

no  issues with   wear  . the  lower  bar   has a   metal  rod   under  it, the   strings glide across  it  nicely  .  i  think i  used a  smooth nail  . the  wooden  bar  hides  it  . the wood  bridge   holds  up  nicely too.  only  issue  is  the axle  needs  some veggie  oil  now  and then   or the wood  "creaks "  .  and  like  most  whammys ,   sometimes  ya  gotta   spank it  back in tune . ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on June 16, 2016 at 6:21am

That's a smart design. 

Mine also needs to be pulled up to return to correct pitch now and then. The bolt bridge is supposed to move back and forth in the nuts with the string movement, but doesn't always. It might work better if the springs were under more tension.

Have you seen these little guitars?

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on June 16, 2016 at 7:56am

yeah  , saw those (or  similar  ) on  here a while ago   .  they  yours  ? 

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on June 16, 2016 at 8:01am

Not mine. Could make one fairly cheap though. :)

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on June 16, 2016 at 8:13am

indeed .   here's some spring-less stationary  whammys  i   have made . no springs  ,  they are  just  just  "benders" and  "lifters" . 

made from 3  kitchen pulls . 

brass parts . coat  hook  , bell handle , and  candle  plate 

gate latch

coat hook 

removable

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on June 16, 2016 at 10:55am

Those are really nice. Back in the 80's I had a Kahler tremolo that I loved. It used a cam that was spring loaded, but it was so smooth and always returned to the right pitch. Only negative was the size of the thing. Would love to make one on a smaller scale.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on June 15, 2016 at 6:34am

I made one last summer on my Green CBG out of a door hinge and some springs.

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