Installing a fourth trem spring... Help please?

[JRBain]

Hey there chaps, question as above. I've recently put 11s on my RG1570, but as expected, need an additional spring to bring it up to standard tuning. How should I go about doing this exactly? Either explanations or directions to a guide would be fine. Don't worry about being patronising; when it comes to guitar techery, I'm quite the novice.

Cheers! :thu:

[nuno]

not a deal, just attach the fourth spring in one of the spring-block screw holes, like so:



if that's what you needed to know

[SilverEra]

Just out of curiosity, what's the advandage that four springs have over three. Never actually asked :P

[AxeHappy]

He's using 11 gauge strings so he can't get the bridge to set level with only 3 springs.

[brianxtr]

there are special springs for 7 strings.those are stiffer.maybe you can try that too?
its a gues but i think it works..nuno's solution is okey too

[JRBain]

Originally Posted by nuno

not a deal, just attach the fourth spring in one of the spring-block screw holes, like so:



if that's what you needed to know

Thanks for that. When my spring arrives I'll give it a go. :thu:

Originally Posted by brianxtr

there are special springs for 7 strings.those are stiffer.maybe you can try that too?
its a gues but i think it works..nuno's solution is okey too

Not heard of those, but thanks. If I were buying a new spring set, I'd consider it, certainly.

[GazTop]

Interestingly why wouldn't you have the outer 4 pegs with springs and the inner peg without a spring?


That way it would be balanced as opposed to your version.


Edit- i see the bar holding the springs in uses that specific hole so i'm guess thats why. However i don't even use the spring retainer bar and my srpings never pop out so you could give that a try if you feel so inclined.

[newbieguitarmaker]

My springs never stay in on my 7 without the retainer so maybe that is his problem Gaz

[GazTop]

Yeh that sounds about right then.


Interestingly i just retuned my RG3120 to C standard and installed 4 springs without the retainer bar and it works fine.

[nuno]

it has to do with the neck/body/trem geometry and how you trem is setup to pull back. many times you can't go without the spring-retainer.