pjc812
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lube?
Question - Have you tried some 3 in 1 Oil to reduce some of the friction?
Question - Have you tried some 3 in 1 Oil to reduce some of the friction?
Question - Have you tried some 3 in 1 Oil to reduce some of the friction?
From your description, you kind of did it the hard way. In the install videos I tell folks to setup the guitar as you normally would with a regular claw, but using the Tremol-No Claw/Shaft assy. This assures you that once you get your alignment set (later), your "feel" will remain the same. It's also why I show the masking tape tip so players can get back to where they were before.
- Then unlock the set screws, JUST SLIGHTLY. They only need to be loose enough to allow the claw screws to be adjusted.
This prevents any additional claw movement (up, down, left, right) when it comes time to finally lock the set screws in place.
If installed properly, with no binding between parts, you should not be able to feel the Tremol-No when you use the trem.
At all.
If you are still feeling it, tiny adjustments of the claw screws need to be made (I'm talking 1/32nd of a turn).
If you are feeling a difference in your trem, it's possible that you have setup the trem *ever so slightly* different than it was originally when you installed the T-No claw.
1. Roughen up the face of the thumbscrew for the Deep-C. This will give it better grip on the Shaft. Any small file will do, even a metal emery board (check with the girlfriend; she's got a few).
2. Use the set screw instead (included). Once tight, I promise that sucker won't budge. Be careful not to scar the Shaft though.
To properly engage Dive Only mode (from Full Floating mode):
- Lock the 2 thumbscrews on the Receiver.
- Slide the Deep-C into place up against the front face of the Receiver.
- Lock the thumbscrew on the Deep-C.
- UNlock the 2 thumbscrews on the Receiver.
If you are doing it that way, then Dive Only mode should function properly (barring any problems with the trem function itself).
I honestly don't believe that trem newbies need to "give up". They can, of course, but they will be limiting themselves and their guitar right from the get-go.
Also, we're not talking about a doctorate in Astrophysics. We're talking about a couple of hours to learn how a trem works and why it does what it does (and doesn't do what it doesn't do). Is that really too much to ask?