whammy bar makes tremolo sunk into the guitar

[dime666bag]

once i was playing with the whammy bar on the rg2550 and later on i notice the tremolo sunk into the guitar.
now im afraid to use the whammy bar
what causes the problem? and how do i prevent it from happening?

[-Rhaab]

what do you mean sunk in? like the knife edges sliding off the posts or the posts sinking down (they could be stripped)?

[jb4674]

Take a picture so we can see. I'm thinking that unless the trem posts were raised too high, it would cause the trem to get stuck in a given position. I was trying to lower the action on my yamaha the other day and while I was tinkering with the action, that happened a couple of times.

Jimmy

[dime666bag]

thanks for the reply, i really appreciate it.
i dont have a camera so i made a picture to illustrate it.

[crevis]

so is it out of tune?

[crevis]

after looking at your other posts I think you are just new to floating tremolos. search this forum and www.ibanezrules.com for info on how to setup and tune a Floater.

[ryanb]

I'm guessing that your strings weren't stretched first. Stretch the strings out and then re-setup the trem angle.

[Ibateur]

^ to add:

do lots of divebombs and pull ups on the trem before doing more stuff lilke retuning and setting the screws for the springs. This just to ensure that your springs are properly stretched, as well as your strings.

[Eggy]

That problem is due to stringgs not being stretched without a doubt. If your strings are now stretched but your trem is still leaning back then you need to go into the trem cavity and unscrew your claw a little bit at a time until she sits level.

Ben

[Eggy]

^ Oh, erm tune it all back up before adjusting the claw as you might find that cures it.

Ben

[dime666bag]

thanks for the info guys