Most (Clapton included) will tell you that the springs have an effect on the sounds, which is part of what makes a Strat the way it does. One is to make a temporary template out of four pieces of MDF/plywood, however these can often be a little difficult to attach to the guitar. This is what I figured. To contact the forum owner hit the Contact Us link. If you have some suitable blocks of scrap wood available, I think that would be the cheapest solution. This bridge is available as shown from CBGitty.com. This small discrepancy was unexpected, however not difficult to remedy. check out the FAQ by clicking the
Planned to use this Gotoh bridge - might not work. Check that it fits flush from the other side: I relieved the inner corners of the infill, simply to ensure it sits as flush as possible when clamping. The patient whilst I was sanding off the original finish and bad veneer: The plan of action is to rout out the tremolo cavities into accurately-sized rectangles and fit matching pieces of Alder without any gaps. Have begun to consider the tone that is lost by not having it contacting some Braz on both sides, after you change it for an unobtanium block? ). On sale $11.86. This is how Brian makes this work: Using a Dremel tool, trace a small channel around the seams of each infill. tone forum. Your choice! To make a more permanent template, place the infill into the middle of the big MDF/ply sheet. Are there good conversion bridges or should I just fit some wood blocks into the cavity? Warmoth make a hardtail Strat body. The second option is to make the temporary template as before and screw these to a second sheet of MDF/ply to make a more secure and easier-to-mount template. ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. This should be enough but if you want to go further you can also put a piece of wood (maple is good as it's hard) between the inertia block and the body. Putting thought into how to apply these steps to your own experience and available tooling is most of the hard work I think. JavaScript is disabled. It's made in Mexico so not so expensive. Hydrostatic pressure from the glue sometimes prevent perfect seating. I took a piece of Alder longer than the cavity and sized it to 85mm x 25mm before cutting it to length on the table saw. Using an accurate drawing tools I outlined the rout with a rectangle measuring 135mm x 85mm. High quality hardtail bridges with modern saddles; String-thru body style; Made from Stamped steel; Modelled on the original stratocaster hardtail bridges; Bolted to the body with colour matched screws (included) Available in Chrome, Black or Gold; String Spacing - 10.5mm (52mm E to E) Hi there, Years ago I saw a "flame" guitar bridge so you could convert a trem stratocaster to a hardtail strat. I block the trem on my strats clapton style, and that seems to give more sustain. Carefully check the infill for fit....don't force it in because you need to be able to remove it! This page was generated at 06:08 PM. Fit the infill and scribe a line around the perimeter.... Cut or sand the excess off. × My son ran into Rev. Anyone know where to get a good pre-made trem blocker? The next step is to make a negative routing template. Because the fit is tight from the outset, you really don't need to go crazy with the glue. Tighten the trem screws at the back so the bridge is 'decked' to the body. Your previous content has been restored. You need to do so because otherwise the braided end of the string would come up on the saddle. Tremolo to hardtail conversion? You can post now and register later. But I would assume that people would make hardtail bridges, try googling it. Trem To Hardtail Conversion by Carl Maltby is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.. You are free to: Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format ; Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material ; Under the following terms: Drill holes in the distal part of the bridge, allowing for burried screw heads, as some of the 3-4 screws you'll put there will end up under the saddles, and you don' t want those raised. Trem To Hardtail Conversion by Carl Maltby is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. i dont know if converting it would give you even more sustain though. Upload or insert images from URL. Joined: Jun 24, 2006 Messages: 89 Likes Received: 18 Location: Brazil. Gold Humbucker Bridge, Fits Modern Tele® Guitarfetish Price $17.95 In Stock "Modern Style" bridge, Fits Tele® Upgrade Stainless Steel Saddles Black. I didn't notice any significant difference in tone from the addition of the wood pieces, compared to just screwing the whammy down tight. got it really cheap ($279 new in 1975) because everybody wanted to be Robin Trower, lol. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. ** Current Guitar Of The Month contest **, Entry for the November Guitar Of The Month Contest is now open, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Here's the deal: the distance from the thru body string holes to the max-extended saddles is 3/8" leaving almost another 3/8" to achieve a 25.5" scale (assuming one uses a classic tele template for the bridge positioning). The body is two-piece so I went for the closest match as was reasonable: I decided to do the rear rout first. Thanks for the helpful input and advice my friend. Firstly, I located some Alder with roughly the same grain ring orientation as the body itself. If you have a table saw and a good router then that is most of the tooling needed. Fender part number: 005-8274-000 How much truth is in this? Who will refuse to watch "The Pedal Movie" on principle alone? Each mating surface needs to be wetted. × Manufactured by Ping exclusively for Fender. A jointer and thicknesser make it quicker to prepare accurate infill material, but nothing that a well set up table saw cannot manage. Re: Hard Tail Conversion For Stratocasters? If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Taking the springs in all the way will still give you the same pitch problems when you are bending a string and playing two notes. You can do this one of two ways. These of course are not simple cuboids so it will mean removing some wood to make it easier to fill. Clapton does it this way.