Hello everyone,
I own a Warmoth but this thread is about an old guitar of mine and I thought I'd get your help here.
The old tremolo system on the guitar is defective and I want to install a new Floyd Rose Trem. The radius on the guitar is 15.75' (400mm). Floyd Rose trems are 10' or 12' if they are shimmed.
I read about shimming the trem but I have 3 questions:
1. Based on this http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=1983.0, it says that I can go up to a 16' radius if I shim the saddles. Does it matter if my radius is 15.75? Do I need to match it exactly?
2. The 0.2mm shims are very expensive and are only available in Australia for some reason. In the US, I could only find 0.15mm ones. Having said that, I don't know how to get the proper radius with these 0.15mm shims. Should I just go with 0.2mm or can I still make it work with 0.15mm?
3. Do I need to get the R10 nut as described in the following table to match my radius?
Appreciate the help!
I own a Warmoth but this thread is about an old guitar of mine and I thought I'd get your help here.
The old tremolo system on the guitar is defective and I want to install a new Floyd Rose Trem. The radius on the guitar is 15.75' (400mm). Floyd Rose trems are 10' or 12' if they are shimmed.
I read about shimming the trem but I have 3 questions:
1. Based on this http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=1983.0, it says that I can go up to a 16' radius if I shim the saddles. Does it matter if my radius is 15.75? Do I need to match it exactly?
2. The 0.2mm shims are very expensive and are only available in Australia for some reason. In the US, I could only find 0.15mm ones. Having said that, I don't know how to get the proper radius with these 0.15mm shims. Should I just go with 0.2mm or can I still make it work with 0.15mm?
3. Do I need to get the R10 nut as described in the following table to match my radius?
Appreciate the help!