Re: Big String Stresses


"Lumpy" <lumpy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Tony Done wrote:
Ahh, you're talking about a tailpiece-style Bigsby...

Even a bolt on trem spreads the anchor point out
over a larger area, more screws/bolts/anchors.


Lumpy

In Your Ears for 40 Years
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True. Plus the fact that the screws go down tight to the wood, so there is
much less leverage than on the posts of a typical stop tailpiece, where they
are often set with a gap between the body and the tailpiece. There's another
thought for the OP. - If you use heavy strings, use the tailpiece in
"wraparound" mode, so that strings load from the front and come over the top
of the tailpiece, then screw the tailpiece down tight against the body (if
it doesn't make too much break angle over the saddles) for less leverage on
the posts. I realised I should have done this after I put new strings on my
LP Special, and cut them too short to reinstall. I'll do it when I put a new
set on.

Tony D


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