Modding the whammy bar

wildchild247 · #1 03-14-2008, 08:45 PM

Hey

I used the search but could not find the thread where someone modded an Edge pro so that it would imitate the screw on whammy bar of an Original Floyd Rose

Bascially I am fed up with my edge bar going all wobbly and when ever I abuse the whammy bar I notice it starts to slide out of its socket

Thanks

losgatosrg350dx · #2 03-14-2008, 09:56 PM

i think if im not misten the entire hole that the wammy bar goes into...the wammy bar like snapps in....and the origional floyd has like a cap that threats onto a post inthe trem right...in that case just get the tubular threaded housing and replace it in the same place that the snap part is atached to on the fulcrum

does this mke sens,e maybe im thinking of another type....hope it helps

wildchild247 · #3 03-14-2008, 10:05 PM

im not sure if that works

there was a thread on here a while back where someone done it and had a picture tutorial

losgatosrg350dx · #4 03-14-2008, 10:09 PM

lets get a link

wildchild247 · #5 03-14-2008, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by losgatosrg350dx

lets get a link

searched all over the place with the search tool

no luck

wildchild247 · #6 03-15-2008, 12:12 AM

Maybe my question is unclear

here are some pics to help me explain

Notice on the OFR that there is a screw holding the bar down

Notice how the Edge Pro has just an insert and nothing to lock it down

Mine has come to a point where it slips out of the insert when I dive and pull up

CosmicDebris · #7 03-15-2008, 12:28 AM

Take the arm spring off your edge and bend it forward a tad more than it is and put it back. Then make sure your bushings are good and try it then.

XcitR · #8 03-15-2008, 12:31 AM

I'm not sure about the mod, but there are a couple solutions to keep it from slipping out of the insert. You can replace the plastic bushings, I think Rich at ibanezrules may have 'em. Otherwise, you can brush on some clear fingernail polish aroung the bushings to build them back up. I've done this on one of my edge trems and it holds pretty good. Just a couple ideas.

wildchild247 · #9 03-15-2008, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by CosmicDebris

Take the arm spring off your edge and bend it forward a tad more than it is and put it back. Then make sure your bushings are good and try it then.

That sounds a bit dodgy and seems that it would only be a temporary solution and may increase chances of breaking the bar altogether

I was looking for the mod that someone on the forum done here that modded the floyd rose screw device onto an edge pro

wildchild247 · #10 03-15-2008, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by XcitR

I'm not sure about the mod, but there are a couple solutions to keep it from slipping out of the insert. You can replace the plastic bushings, I think Rich at ibanezrules may have 'em. Otherwise, you can brush on some clear fingernail polish aroung the bushings to build them back up. I've done this on one of my edge trems and it holds pretty good. Just a couple ideas.

There definitely was a mod I remember someone having a picture tutorial

I just cant find it as there are so many searches I can run and endless possibilities, its like reading every thread until I find it

It was ages ago too as I was back in Ireland when I read it