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Author:  shadahall [ Fri Aug 16, 2013 3:32 pm ]
Post subject:  float plate mounting screw out of alignment
hi,

"lil bess" is a custom resto-mod project that i'm working on and while prepping the surface for paint, i noticed that the screw holes (as seen in this picture) for the "float plate" [is that the correct nomenclature?] were not aligned. will that negatively affect a.) tonality or b.) playability? also, these screw holes went clear through into the pickup/wiring cavity in the front-side of the guitar. :faints:

my question is: other than looking bad, does this affect the output tone? (i'm leaning towards drilling them out and filling them with a dowel rod and re-drilling fresh holes with a long drill bit.)

Image


http://lilbess.blogspot.com

thanks,
shad
:)
Author:  B. Howard [ Fri Aug 16, 2013 6:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: float plate mounting screw out of alignment
I have seen them like that before. I doubt they will have much effect on tone one way or the other. I don't even think it has any real effect on playability as far as the tremolo is concerned. As long as the cover fits I'd say it was ok.
Author:  shadahall [ Fri Aug 16, 2013 7:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: float plate mounting screw out of alignment
B. Howard wrote:
I have seen them like that before. I doubt they will have much effect on tone one way or the other. I don't even think it has any real effect on playability as far as the tremolo is concerned. As long as the cover fits I'd say it was ok.

thanks, brian.
let me ask a further question ... are float plate screw holes standard in positioning or am i going to have to wait until i buy one to know if the holes will line up?
Author:  Chris Pile [ Fri Aug 16, 2013 9:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: float plate mounting screw out of alignment
Shad - Fender (and others) do it all the time.
Ain't no thang, man.
Author:  shadahall [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 11:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: float plate mounting screw out of alignment
thanks, everyone.

by the way, are floating plate screw holes standard positioning regardless of brand?
Author:  Chris Pile [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 4:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: float plate mounting screw out of alignment
Quote:
thanks, everyone.

by the way, are floating plate screw holes standard positioning regardless of brand?


They are all copying Fender.
By the way, it's called a vibrato - not a float plate, and the screw holes are for the spring claw.
Author:  shadahall [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 4:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: float plate mounting screw out of alignment
Chris Pile wrote:
Quote:
thanks, everyone.

by the way, are floating plate screw holes standard positioning regardless of brand?


They are all copying Fender.
By the way, it's called a vibrato - not a float plate, and the screw holes are for the spring claw.

thanks and thank you so much for the correction! i really like to speak intelligently on topics when i discuss them and ironically, i did look for a schematic with the proper nomenclature, but for some reason, wasn't able to find one ... so i head to result almost to nearly saying "that silver thing"! LoL

cheers!
:)
Author:  Chris Pile [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: float plate mounting screw out of alignment
Quote:
... so i head to result almost to nearly saying "that silver thing"!


We all have to start somewhere, ya know.

When I had my repair shop, I heard a lot of wrong names for stuff.
A kid came in and wanted "his aperture adjusted".... he meant his truss rod.
Another kid wanted a "screaming bar" installed on his guitar.... he meant a Floyd Rose.
You just chuckle and drive on.
Author:  shadahall [ Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: float plate mounting screw out of alignment
Chris Pile wrote:
Quote:
... so i head to result almost to nearly saying "that silver thing"!


We all have to start somewhere, ya know.

When I had my repair shop, I heard a lot of wrong names for stuff.
A kid came in and wanted "his aperture adjusted".... he meant his truss rod.
Another kid wanted a "screaming bar" installed on his guitar.... he meant a Floyd Rose.
You just chuckle and drive on.

that's pretty funny. thanks for your patience ... including with my horrible grammatical error i just noticed in your quote of mine ... "head"!?? LoL

cheers!
:)
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