Nice (Very) Cheap reversible Mod to my JP6

[Spudmurphy]

Regulars around here will have seen the thread about the restoration of my JP6
http://www.ernieball.com/forums/music-man-guitars/45581-now-where-guitar-does-go.html
Since getting it all back together I've been tinkering here and there tweeking this and that and one thing that occurred to me was when you raise the floating trem, the claw holding the springs slackens and then returns to "rest" when the trem bar is released. I was having some tuning issues and thought that maybe the claw was not returning to the same resting state all the time as it swivelled and pivoted on the two adjusting screws .
I had a couple of Grolsch rubber bottle tops on my computer desk and placed twounder the trem claw, side by side - man what a difference and I'm now a lot happier with the tuning stability.

An easy cheap fix -try it?

Edit I'm so happy with the results I've put a few spots of superglue on them to hold them in place.

 

[the24thfret]

It's an interesting idea. I don't have any tuning stability issues on my JPs -- in fact they are more stable than any hardtail I own or have ever owned -- which is just plain amazing.

Though I will say that the Tremol-no product has a kind of "locking" trem claw. It has two tiny screws that essentially lock the claw onto the two large trem screws. This is supposed to counter the kind of movement you're talking about, I think. I believe it is necessary on the Tremol-no because with that unit you're able to lock the entire trem into hardtail mode, and if the claw wasn't completely set then you'd never actually get a hardtail... it'd always have some give.

Nice idea though if it works well!

 

[metalmarty]

I just love seeing those rubber thingies from my hometown brewery pop up all around the world

 

[raybies]

could you post a pic of your mod please

 

[MrMusashi]

I just love seeing those rubber thingies from my hometown brewery pop up all around the world

its well known that these make the cheapest strap loks too... for a small sum of money you get beer and a strap lock

post a picture spud, id really love to see it too

MrM

 

[Spudmurphy]

Coming right up ....

(Watch this space)

edit ... here it is

 

[raybies]

Thanks bud. I will be putting that to use as soon as the beers are gone....lol