Vibration

[shanejw]

Has anyone ever had a problem with certain notes causing their trem springs to vibrate?  The C# when played on the D and G strings cause the springs on my original floyd to vibrate a little bit, causing a little reverberation when played.  All of my springs are tight and you can't hear it when the guitar is amplified, I was just wondering if anyone else has come across this before.

 

[jackthehack]

Never use Floyds, but have never experienced that with vintage 6 hole or Wilkinson type tremolos. I always use 3 springs, how many are you using?

 

[shanejw]

Using three springs, like i say, you can't hear it amplified, but this is my first build and was just wondering.  When playing unplugged you just get a little "hum" after you play that note that reminds me of putting your foot on a pedal on a piano or something.  I'm probably nitpicking, but i was just curious.

 

[dbw]

Yes, I've seen this happen before (with 6-hole trems).  If it bugs you just put something in the trem cavity to dampen the strings, cotton balls or something.

 

[GoDrex]

I've found that some spongy foam stuff (like in some electronics boxes) cut in a strip works pretty well under the springs. A piece of a regular household sponge would work fine too I bet.