Hello - I have searched the forum and read the threads - nothing quite like the situation I faced so I figured I’d start a new thread.
Some time back, I purchased an EVH Stripe Series body for a project - my plan was a Schaller Vintage 3801 with a graphite nut and locking tuners. When I test fit the bridge, I found that the front of the block contacted the front of the trem route before the knife edges made full contact with the posts. I ‘think’ in order for the strings to run through the block and pop out through the saddles On the 3801, the block is in a different location Under the trem plate (front to back) than the block on a Floyd. There was absolutely no way this was going to work without major modification. Rather than routing up the body, I sourced a genuine Non Locking Floyd which dropped right in - intonated with room to spare in both adjustment directions - and works fine.
I am working on another build with a non recessed Floyd route and really like the idea of having the strings run through the block like the Schaller - and I like the ‘look’ of the Schaller unit more than the Floyd. But I don’t want to run into clearance issues with the string block and the trem cavity. I have found threads on this forum where folks have used these trems with a ‘stock’ top mound Floyd route with (apparently) no issues(?). Just looking for feedback from others before I go down this road again.
Thank You!
Some time back, I purchased an EVH Stripe Series body for a project - my plan was a Schaller Vintage 3801 with a graphite nut and locking tuners. When I test fit the bridge, I found that the front of the block contacted the front of the trem route before the knife edges made full contact with the posts. I ‘think’ in order for the strings to run through the block and pop out through the saddles On the 3801, the block is in a different location Under the trem plate (front to back) than the block on a Floyd. There was absolutely no way this was going to work without major modification. Rather than routing up the body, I sourced a genuine Non Locking Floyd which dropped right in - intonated with room to spare in both adjustment directions - and works fine.
I am working on another build with a non recessed Floyd route and really like the idea of having the strings run through the block like the Schaller - and I like the ‘look’ of the Schaller unit more than the Floyd. But I don’t want to run into clearance issues with the string block and the trem cavity. I have found threads on this forum where folks have used these trems with a ‘stock’ top mound Floyd route with (apparently) no issues(?). Just looking for feedback from others before I go down this road again.
Thank You!