Ok all you geetar techies out there, I need to know a trick of the trade.
I got a Tone Pros ABR1 vintage style tune-o-matic bridge for my SG. Nice looking piece
but the A-string adjustable saddle rattles a bit while playing. Electrically you can't tell
but acoustically it drives me nuts!
What can I do!
Rattling Bridge Parts
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Re: Rattling Bridge Parts
Wire retainer, correct?
You could first try some drops of wax. If that addresses the issue, then perhaps, as a more (semi) permanent remedy with clear nail polish; comprehensively place your drops, of course.
You could first try some drops of wax. If that addresses the issue, then perhaps, as a more (semi) permanent remedy with clear nail polish; comprehensively place your drops, of course.
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Re: Rattling Bridge Parts
No wire retainer. The 50's style version here.
Wax sounds easy enough (and can be removed without too much trouble).
I think I'll give that a try. If that doesn't do it I can always give the nail polish a go.
Thanks JimiJames.
I knew there was a trick or three up somebody's sleeve!
The last problem I had to deal with was a burr on the saddle slot (a different bridge).
Kept cutting the B-string when I would stretch that string a few times. I found a Stew-Mac
product that took care of the problem. I first tried a file so many times I was starting to get
worried about making the slot too big, so I got their tungsten coated string. Just drug it through
the slot a few times until the strings stopped breaking. Cheap and easy fix.
Hey one good favor deserves another. Pass it on.
Wax sounds easy enough (and can be removed without too much trouble).
I think I'll give that a try. If that doesn't do it I can always give the nail polish a go.
Thanks JimiJames.
I knew there was a trick or three up somebody's sleeve!The last problem I had to deal with was a burr on the saddle slot (a different bridge).
Kept cutting the B-string when I would stretch that string a few times. I found a Stew-Mac
product that took care of the problem. I first tried a file so many times I was starting to get
worried about making the slot too big, so I got their tungsten coated string. Just drug it through
the slot a few times until the strings stopped breaking. Cheap and easy fix.
Hey one good favor deserves another. Pass it on.