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Certainly a must-have for Floyd-Rose floating trem guitars
I decided to renovate a Japanese super-strat that I've had since 1987. It has an un-licensed(!) Floyd-Rose style trem with a locking nut and fine tuners at the bridge. While I blocked the trem during set-up I noticed that the sustain doubled and the guitar was objectively louder, even when played acoustically. I considered for a moment the idea that I might block it permanently, but after some research discovered that this Tremol-No upgrade gave the trem the same properties without it being permanent.
The device replaces the claw with its own, and adds a rod-within-rod mechanism that sits between the springs. A clamp attaches firmly to the bridge block from the other end of those rods. When the trem bar is flattened one rod expands, when the trem bar is sharpened the other rod contracts. Both rods have pressure screws that restrict movement for a given direction - in fact the expansion rod has two screws to double the locking strength so you can break a string without disastrous consequences.
It is a lot neater that gluing pennies between the bridge block and the body routing of the guitar, and as I said, you can decided from minute to minute if the bridge is floating, back blocked, forward blocked, or both.
Installation was fiddly, but not impossible. I also note that the single screw section doesn't really get tight enough unless you remove its O-ring.
The device replaces the claw with its own, and adds a rod-within-rod mechanism that sits between the springs. A clamp attaches firmly to the bridge block from the other end of those rods. When the trem bar is flattened one rod expands, when the trem bar is sharpened the other rod contracts. Both rods have pressure screws that restrict movement for a given direction - in fact the expansion rod has two screws to double the locking strength so you can break a string without disastrous consequences.
It is a lot neater that gluing pennies between the bridge block and the body routing of the guitar, and as I said, you can decided from minute to minute if the bridge is floating, back blocked, forward blocked, or both.
Installation was fiddly, but not impossible. I also note that the single screw section doesn't really get tight enough unless you remove its O-ring.
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Easy Installation, Painful Screws
My intention was to use this on a Jem Jr. Its Floyd Rose is not the best, but I would block it to only one direction anyways because I wanted to use an EVH D-Tuna.
Pros: The Tremol-No is very intelligently designed, you can tighten the screws so the bridge can be fixed or blocked or set free. Installation was really easy and it was working fine.
Cons: The screws are hard to tighten and hurts your hand. And if you can't tighten them, they won't work.
Eventually I took this out because it's overkill for the job that a wooden block would do better in my case. But If you aim to be able to use a bridge in more than one configuration, you should give it a try.
Maybe the manufacturer should consider designing more friendly screws for the bare hand, or enable screwdrivers.
Pros: The Tremol-No is very intelligently designed, you can tighten the screws so the bridge can be fixed or blocked or set free. Installation was really easy and it was working fine.
Cons: The screws are hard to tighten and hurts your hand. And if you can't tighten them, they won't work.
Eventually I took this out because it's overkill for the job that a wooden block would do better in my case. But If you aim to be able to use a bridge in more than one configuration, you should give it a try.
Maybe the manufacturer should consider designing more friendly screws for the bare hand, or enable screwdrivers.
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It does what it says
It does what it says. It locks the bridge in place making it act as a hardtail.
One complaint. It takes so much strength to actually tighten the knobs, that it's hard do while staying in the precise null/floating position.
I tried to only turn the knobs without pushing or pulling, but often I found I had locked it in a sharp or flat position...
One complaint. It takes so much strength to actually tighten the knobs, that it's hard do while staying in the precise null/floating position.
I tried to only turn the knobs without pushing or pulling, but often I found I had locked it in a sharp or flat position...
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Works great once set, but requires strong fingers
Works as advertised, but the set screws on the back require a lot of force to be properly tighten. Removing the rubber rings around the screws fixes this problem, but causes the screws to fall out if in floating mode.
I installed this on my main strat style axe. The tremolno allows me to drop tune without having to tune the entire guitar. Great if you want an "everything" axe, like me.
I installed this on my main strat style axe. The tremolno allows me to drop tune without having to tune the entire guitar. Great if you want an "everything" axe, like me.
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Pin is not the best solution
Works rather well, but pin looks fragile. Also it's a pain to adjust it properly.
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