Schaller Bridge

[FlamingoFlagen]

I recently installed a Schaller trem on my Strat warmoth project.
The nut says R2, and the neck says R2 - but somehow the nut seems ridicolously high. I really have to use force to get notes to ring out, and I have straightened my neck and played around with the trem. I can't understand why it's so high :/

Any ideas?

 

[kreig]

                                              http://www.warmoth.com/guitar/necks/necks.cfm?fuseaction=stringnut

                                       1.     The measurement from the bottom of the nut slot  to the top of my fretboard is approx. 6/32"
                                       2.      Is the neck from Warmoth ?
                                       3.     How long have you played guitar?
                                       4.     Did Warmoth do the Schaller route on the body AND the nut slot?
                                      5.    Can you post a picture?

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

The nut prep setup on locking nuts, or any pre-installed nut seems to be high.  Better too high than not high enough (insert joke here).  The necks, nuts, and frets still need setup upon asembly is all I can say.

 

[Funky Phil]

I think I can remember this on being discussed before...?

On all the Warmoths I've had with Floyd Rose nut prep, the nut has been too high.
(I.e. the "shelf" has been too high)

With conventional nuts, too high is good...you can (slowly!) cut them until they are just right.
With the Floyd nut, too LOW is good...you can put a shim or two under the nut to get the action right.

I think this is something that Warmoth haven't got quite right (yet)  :dontknow:

 

[GoDrex]

I think this is something that Warmoth haven't got quite right (yet)  :dontknow:

I agree - this is something that has me worried, since I can't find anyone to do any work for me. I'm going to have to do it myself. I'd much rather shim the nut then try to remove wood. Oh well, I can't afford a new guitar anyway.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

I think this is something that Warmoth haven't got quite right (yet)  :dontknow:

I disagree.  It's done purposefully so you can do the fine tuning yourself.  There is no perfect height for everyone so they set them high so you can adjust to your taste.  Pickup height, action height, and nut height, there is no perfect height for everyone.

 

[Funky Phil]

I think this is something that Warmoth haven't got quite right (yet)  :dontknow:

I disagree.  It's done purposefully so you can do the fine tuning yourself.  There is no perfect height for everyone so they set them high so you can adjust to your taste.  Pickup height, action height, and nut height, there is no perfect height for everyone.

Yes, there is no perfect hright for everyone, but without removing some wood so that the locking nut is lower, the action at the first fret will always be way too high...much better if it was lower, then you can shim it.
I thnk you might be thinking of a conventional nut...like I said before, high is good, so that it can be lowered to suit the player.
I repeat...Warmoth Floyd nut prep needs looking at.

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

I'm aware it's the FR nut in question, but to some, removing wood because it's too high is preferable to shims.  I wouldn't like being forced to shim it because it was too low.

 

[Funky Phil]

I'm aware it's the FR nut in question, but to some, removing wood because it's too high is preferable to shims.  I wouldn't like being forced to shim it because it was too low.

Hmmm....have you ever had to lower a Floyd nut?
To remove a small amount of wood, but retain the alignment of the shelf is NOT easy!!
Also, thinking long term, when a fret dress is required, the nut will need lowering again  :doh:

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

When doing nut preps, do to differing customer preferences, we err to the side of slotting graphite and white corian nuts just a tad high, for final heighth to be completed during a good setup.

On Locking Nuts, same thing, better to err to the higher side than to remove too much material & have the neck sent back to have to re-build from scratch.

Since we are parts manufacturer and not a full assembly manufacturer, it's just not feasable to expect to perform tasks that are ultimately going to be subjective and performed by a technician.

Warmoth builds replacement guitar parts.  With differeing manufacturers of bodies and necks being interchanged with Warmoth bodies and necks, there are going to be some differences in specs, and Warmoth cannot realisticaly keep up with all of them.  We do our best to get it in the ballpark as best we can, but some fine tuning, so to speak, is needed on the user end.