Recent content by D-Ops

Don't know what you guys will think of this but I tried out the method of dropping pennies behind my trem-block to wedge it solid. Works great! I gently tapped them down with the plastic handle-end of my screwdriver. I put a couple in the front corners so that the block wouldn't move forward...

I tried your method, Spud-san and it's 'no go' - the thing wouldn't budge. I guess that the hole wasn't drill to the proper depth. It's too bad, because otherwise it's a nice guitar, even though MIM. In any event, I understand now that it isn't that critical that the bridge contact the body...

Thanks, Spud :cool: Yeah, my first impulse is to tap it a bit with a hammer. I guess that I just wanted to hear somebody else say it... ;) I think that I could also put a very thin shim on the other side of the block, to move the bridge just slightly back - just enough so that the insert is...

I've recently bought a MIM Classic Player 50's Strat. I want to install a block to disable the tremolo but I've run into a problem. The inserts that hold the 2-point bridge pivot pins were not installed flush to the body (see attached). In particular, the one on the bass side protrudes so high...

I've recently bought a MIM Classic Player 50's Strat. I want to install a block to disable the tremolo but I've run into a problem. The inserts that hold the 2-point bridge pivot pins were not installed flush to the body (see attached). In particular, the one on the bass side protrudes so high...