Floyd Rose tremolo and nut widths? help

[vejiita]

I am buying a replacement for my floyd rose in my guitar. I measure the nut width of my guitar to be
1.44 inch.. so should i buy a floyd rose with a nut width of

1) 1 5/8"
2) 1 11/16"
3) 1 9/16"

which one is going to fit in my guitar?

[losgatosrg350dx]

math major anyone?

[albee1952]

None of them will fit. I suggest you measure again as 1.44" is less than and inch and a half which makes me think you did not measure right as I have never seen a 6 string neck that narrow. If you are buying an American measured nut, measure the neck with a ruler so you don't need to convert. BTW, 1 5/8"=42mm and 1 11/16"=43mm. These are the 2 most common nut sizes.

[Zepp3lin]

The most common is 43mm or R2 on the nut side.

[albee1952]

Well, R2 is actually a 42mm or inch and 5/8ths. 43mm is equal to original Floyd Rose R3 or R4 (same overall width but different string spacing for bound and unbound fretboards).

[Zepp3lin]

ok my mistake its 43mm R3, because originally its a floyd so string spacing should not be a problem if you choose the correct 1. its not like his changing a ibanez trem to a floyd.

[rdm]

If you swap the bridge, do you have to change the nut if you go from an Ibanez bridge to an OFR bridge?

[Drew]

Originally Posted by rdm

If you swap the bridge, do you have to change the nut if you go from an Ibanez bridge to an OFR bridge?

I just did this the other weekend to a PWH. No, you don't. I kind of wanted to, since it was a chrome bridge on a guitar with a black nut, but the alignment was a little funky so I left the original on. It's worked like a charm so far.