soapbarstrat Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 but i have a little prob, i just bought a kahler trem but i cant install it, because the pivots are to small (M5), so they don't fit in the holes (1/4") that are there. can anyone tell me how to remove the metal pieces in the body (in german called "einschlaghülsen") where the pivots are screwed in?????? You need to make something sort of like this : http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tools/Special_...es.html#details And maybe even heat the bushings with a soldering iron before pulling them out. Of course, instead of pulling on a knob, like in that link above, you would have it pulling on a threaded rod/bolt, or even the pivot post that screws into that bushing, but if possible use something else so you don't scratch up the pivot post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughthammer Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 nice tool, but i think i'll just drill them out (the brutal way of removing it ;D) and then fill the holes with some wood glued in with epoxy and then drill new holes and put new bushings in them. i am afraid, that the wood gets damaged, when pulling them out i dont know if they should be glued into the wood, what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 They shouldnt need to be glued into the wood. And i have never seen any that have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 Thanks Derek! i think the posts are actually in different locations, i have the diagram here for retrofiting a strat with a floyd, specifically it shows you where to place the posts in relation to the 2 types of posts!" Can you send me a scan of that diagram? That would be great!!!! Thanks, MK! let me know if you want a bigger one, i'll send you the original, but it's 23mb lol Floyd Rose Installation Guide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted March 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 Thank you very much Derek....that's all the info I need!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughthammer Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 just drilled the bushings out, the wood got more damaged than i thought... well, i tried to pull them out, but that didn't work. i'll post pics later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted March 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 that sux....pics would be interesting though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughthammer Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 uploaded the pix now: Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Pic 4 (shame on me that i hurt my baby so badly....) //edit: removed the testpic... other links: http://fullservesite.com/slaughtha...01-0180_IMG.JPG http://fullservesite.com/slaughtha...01-0181_IMG.JPG http://fullservesite.com/slaughtha...01-0182_IMG.JPG http://fullservesite.com/slaughtha...01-0183_IMG.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 Pretty big and close up test nasty though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 pics aren't showing up for me, use this instead.... http://www.fullservesite.com/cgi-bin/easyhost.cgi are you trying to take out the bushings that hold the posts for the bridge? i wouldn't be drilling those, that's just asking for wander and needless damage, put your pivot post in there, then grip it sideways with some wire cutter plyers, now put something upde the plyer handles and use it as a levarage to pull the post and the bushing up. This is pretty much the same idea as that stew mac tool above, but you don't have to pay for it... If that fails, find a small allen key you don't use any more, or that you have a couple of, then drill the smallest hole possible directly under post, then put your little allen key or metal rod in the whole and give it a couple of taps with the hammer and the pushing and post should pop right out the front of the guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezerboy Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 right click on the links , click properties, then copy/paste the url into a new window and btw - www.photobucket.com all the way [/plug] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted March 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 Hey that strat is beatufil....can you post a image from the whole guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughthammer Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 it used to be beautifull, by now, ti's lying around all over my room, as long as i am working on it... as said, the wilkinson tremolo will be replaced by a USA KAHLER i got at ebay for 36 €(!!) but it is in chrome, so i'll have to change my complete hardware specs: Cort stature gold build in 1996 mighty mite pu's, humbucker replaced by a Seymour Duncan SH-6 distortion agathis body maple neck, rosewood fingerboard and here the links to the pics: http://fullservesite.com/slaughtha...ammer.../E-Gitarre-Body http://fullservesite.com/slaughtha...ammer...itarre-Hals.JPG http://fullservesite.com/slaughtha...ammer...-Gitarre-Saiten should work now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 take the "members" out of the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted March 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 wow....did not think that cort makes so nice looking guitars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 just drilled the bushings out, the wood got more damaged than i thought... well, i tried to pull them out, but that didn't work. i'll post pics later Brilliant ! I guess a trip to the baumarkt for some threaded rod, wing nut, etc etc would just be way too much of a chore. Or maybe your guitar realy needed to be reliced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SguitarM527 Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 there is no quick, or even normal speed "changing tunings" on a floyd, for me at least it's a good half hour, gettting the nut lose, getting the strings in the tuning i want, then tuning again, then tuning again, then tuning again, then tuning again, then tuning again, then finally locking the nut once the bridge is back where it should be, and guess what, if you're using new strings, you'll have to unlock the nut and doo that all over again once the strings strectch out in 5 minutes dude, thats why you keep another guitar if you wanna play in a different tuning. You should keep your floyd in standard tuning most of the time, with they exeption of the dtuna... in my oppinion, having a floyd on ure ONLY electric guitar is retarted, and its a pain in the ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 . in my oppinion, having a floyd on ure ONLY electric guitar is retarted, and its a pain in the ass umm..well then i guess i and many others are retarded because my only guitar for years was a floyd equipped sabre...and i never had problems retuning...but kevan has his invention which may help you out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 there is no quick, or even normal speed "changing tunings" on a floyd, for me at least it's a good half hour, gettting the nut lose, getting the strings in the tuning i want, then tuning again, then tuning again, then tuning again, then tuning again, then tuning again, then finally locking the nut once the bridge is back where it should be, and guess what, if you're using new strings, you'll have to unlock the nut and doo that all over again once the strings strectch out in 5 minutes dude, thats why you keep another guitar if you wanna play in a different tuning. You should keep your floyd in standard tuning most of the time, with they exeption of the dtuna... in my oppinion, having a floyd on ure ONLY electric guitar is retarted, and its a pain in the ass ummm..... i never said i didn't have 4 other electrics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughthammer Posted March 7, 2004 Report Share Posted March 7, 2004 ok, than i'll be retarted, because on my only electric guitar will be a kahler FR style trem and i will not keep it in standart tuning (1 whole step down most of the time i think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 I am also a retard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 it's unanimous...everyone is a retard except for SguitarM527 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 it's unanimous...everyone is a retard except for SguitarM527 I'm not one, I only need standard tuning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaughthammer Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 just filled the holes with wood and epoxy... looks much better now: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted March 8, 2004 Report Share Posted March 8, 2004 afaik locking tuners are just so locked, that they don't turn when you accidently touch them or hit something with them.... so while using a tremolo they are usualy not turned, so that wouldn't change very much. no, they dont lock the tuning keys, they lock the strings into the post using an internal cam locking mechanism, meaning the strings dont wrap around the posts which gives you your tuning stability.... thats my understanding of it anyway..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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