Wilkinson tremolo studs question.

[ventolino]

A simple question,
i've these Wilkinson tremolo studs, as you can see on image there's a litte hole on side of the bottom of the stud.
So, is there a particular orientation for installing?
What's that holes for?
Thanks  :icon_thumright:

 

[jackthehack]

To run the bridge grounding wire to; it's easiest to strip a piece of wire bare; run the bare end through the hole and pull the wire through the route hole to the control cavity, then insert/seat the stud, pulling the wire taut as it seats fully. You only need to ground the stud closest to the control cavity; they just drill the hole in all studs so you don't have to worry about pairing them

 

[ventolino]

Thanks Jack.  :headbang:

 

[dm251z]

COOL!!!  thank you Ventolino for asking, and Jack for answering!!!  I guess the stud still goes in straight enough, even with wire coming out of one side?

 

[jackthehack]

Yes, you still want to line the hole up best you can with where the hole for the wire routing comes in from the control cavity; you can't get it exact, but the trick is to just have a little of the wire tightly anchored by the stud itself and the bare wire end pressed up against the stud body to make the grounding point.