Metallic_Rhoads Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 Bit of a newbie question but if someone could help explain it would be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Rose the string tension pulls the bridge against the posts, the springs at the back keep the bridge level. The easiest thing to do is study a guitar that has one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallic_Rhoads Posted April 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 Yeah ok thanks. I've got a guitar with a floyd, I'm not a complete idiot, well... anyway... Just the actual mounting I was a bit unsure about, how it's screwed down and still pivots. I understand the springs and all very easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted April 29, 2007 Report Share Posted April 29, 2007 The bridge isn't screwed down, just the posts. The bridge pivots against the posts on a "knife edge". It's the tension between the springs & the strings that holds the bridge in position, if you remove the strings it is possible on some floyds to pull the bridge away from the posts. If you were to remove the springs also, the bridge would just fall out, that is why Floyds can be such a pain to set up correctly because any change to the strings, action, spring tension has a knock on effect to something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallic_Rhoads Posted April 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 So how do they stay in the same place? They aren't secured at all, how do they attach to the posts? Sorry to be a newbie but I'm fitting one on a guitar I'm building and am very stuck for what shape I need to route etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 I think the smartest route would be to take a guitar apart with a Floyd Rose and put it back together to fully understand it. The bridge isn't screwed in anywhere, it's just floating there with the tension of the strings and the springs held in place by the claw in the back route of the guitar. The post holes (or what I believe is called the posts) are drilled about an inch deep and the posts fit very tightly in there. This is what keeps the bridge in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Yeah ok thanks. I've got a guitar with a floyd, I'm not a complete idiot, well... anyway... Just the actual mounting I was a bit unsure about, how it's screwed down and still pivots. I understand the springs and all very easily. it's not screwed down! if you got a guitar with a floyd just look at your guitar. take the strings off and see for yourself. you'll see. but then, I'm pretty sure you'll need help to get everything back in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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