Marzocchi705 Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Can i convert a vintage style trem on my strat a wilkinson without to much problem. I know i'd have to drill new stud holes but is that it? Any help is apeciated. The trem i will get if its possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinner16 Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 well. .. I'm no expert... but I'm sure it will work with some modification to the body. You most likely will have to fill on some holes from the "vintage" bridge is they do not line up correctly. Also I would string up the bridge with the hi and lo "E" strings... this will give you an idea of how close the string are to the edge of the fingerboard. I had a similar situation where the posts lined up... however the low E was at the very edge of the neck. After I positioned the bridge where the strings were even (1/8 from the edge of the fingerboard) I found that the routing for the bridge was just a bit to small. The sustain block was rubbing against the body. So I filed the routing a little ... and now she's nice and smooth.... I may have some pics I can send.. if interested.... Just my $0.02 worth... Good luck.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marzocchi705 Posted February 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Cool, so i'll only need to do a bit of moding to the cavity if nessasary, drill the post holes and im pretty much done, i'm sure itl be easyer to figer out what to when the trem arives. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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