Sea foam green Silo on tha' Bay

**kompressaur** · 05-22-2006, 10:12 AM

werent EBMM using Schaller trems back then (based on a kahler design).certainly that one looks the same as a silo i have in an old review dating back to the late 80s.

**John C** · 05-22-2006, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by kompressaur1

werent EBMM using Schaller trems back then (based on a kahler design).certainly that one looks the same as a silo i have in an old review dating back to the late 80s.

Yes, that was the Schaller trem. It wasn't based 100% on the Kahler design, but it was similar with the roller saddles, behind-the-nut string lock (although these worked in the opposite direction - the allen screw pulled the locking block up to the top of the metal housing, while the Kahler pushed the locking block down to the bottom). The fine-tuners worked a little differently, and the Schaller was a fulcrum bridge requiring normal springs. The Kahler fulcrum bridges came out a couple of years after this bridge hit the market - it was originally licensed to and sold by Schecter under the name "Tremlok" and debuted at the January 1984 NAMM show.

And while I have a good memory, it was jogged because I was going through a bunch of early-80s Guitar Players I have around the house last weekend, including the April 1984 Steve Lukather issue; the info on the Schecter Tremlok was in the NAMM roundup.