Sorry me again! Please help!
Hey guys! Me again, sorry about this post but I’m at my end with this constant issue - some of you may have seen I had a trem that wouldn’t deck totally you could bend all the way down but when it came back you could press it in the last tiny bit taking everything sharp - 6 techs looked at it amongst myself and people screwing and unscrewing and there was a clear binding noise -
I flipped over the guitar today whilst trying to figure out if the ping was the bridge or the springs - took the bridge off and figured out it was the 6 screws
I noticed ( not sure if it was me or not) the 6 screws had been tightened so much they’d made tiny little
Cracks in the finish on the back - my first question is this going to need a fix or structurally is it okay? I’ve read it’s somewhat common on thinner bodies
My second question is will the screw hole thread for the 6 screws wear out?
It’s been on and off about 7 times plus the messing around in the middle
The good news is I took it off and reinstalled giving more backwards turns as the bridge lifted and it’s absolutely bang on - not to mention wayyyy easier to press down
This is a 63’ 2026 CS strat
I’d not had much experience in decking a trem and I did it for tuning stability
It’s real smooth and noiseless now thank God!
So sorry to bother you all again!
Thank you!