Edge design fault & Kramer

[bluffalo]

In the untold story Ibanez book, it mentions that there was a design flaw with the nut with Ibanez's Edge interpretation of the OFR, and that Kramer didn't want Ibanez to find out, but Mr Floyd Rose pointed it out to Ibanez.


Anyone know more details about what the problem was?

[Rich]

What's wrong with this picture

[jemmaniac]

Originally Posted by Rich

What's wrong with this picture

what's with the B-string?
and the pink lines on the headstock?
or are the hex sizes in standard?
maybe the huge gaps between the locking nuts?

[Rich]

Too bad you edited.

[jemmaniac]

Originally Posted by Rich

Too bad you edited.

was i right the first time?
i've seen them both ways but i wasn't positive with that answer..

[bluffalo]

Was it just really as simple as tightening the locks the wrong way around? I saw it too, but I thought it must have been something more than that.

Cool, thanks for the answer!


I too, was looking at the b string thinking something was causing that, but the rest of the pictures just show its just a normal broken string.

[Rich]

The pads were cast with the curve on the bottom in the wrong direction.

[bluffalo]

oh okay! awesome, thank you!

[nuno]

Originally Posted by bluffalo

...and that Kramer didn't want Ibanez to find out...

haha! bye bye, Kramer...

[eruji]

so the curve under the bottom of the pad should be in line with the strings right? and not perpendicular.

[Ayrton]

Yep...

[Rich]

The curve mates to the nut base. I should have said they cast them with the ^^^ tops in the wrong direction.

[Ayrton]

I wonder if there is any difference in the distribution of pressure based on the bevel orientation?

I doubt it matters much (if at all), but an observation nonetheless.

[Rich]

The bevel is there so that it can be higher on one side, ie. straddle the low E and A strings. If you've even tightened one of these early pads, the bolt is only biting on the high side, and it squeaks and grinds.

[C.Thep]

these bits of trivia are so cool