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Post subject: Bridge Replacement
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:54 pm
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Hi folks, I have a prob with my squier standard strat. The twin posts of my bridge are starting to come out of the guitar body which does cause major probs with stability in the tuning dept. I want to change the bridge to the standard type 6 screw bridge, what type of wood dowell should I use to fill the piviot post holes ??? any help guys / gals thanks. :roll:


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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:40 pm
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I don't think that is a good idea to go to the six screw bridge. All you really need to do is replace the posts with new ones which you could probably get replacements from Stewmac or some other Strat parts supplier. You probably need a puller to get them out which I'm sure Stewmac has a tool for that.

You have a great advantage with that tremolo bridge being able to pull the note up or down. I wouldn't trade that for anything. You might also want to consider a whole new bridge like Wilkinson or Floyd Rose. They have bridges designed for Strats.

Good luck and if all else fails seek a professional to help you out. It sounds like a nice guitar.


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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:35 pm
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My 80's Squire Strat had a Type I Tremolo. Some of the fine tuner screws became stripped out over the years so I replaced it with a licensed Floyd Rose. It was not a perfect fit. The Floyd Rose post knife slots were slighty narrower than the stock tremolo. I ended up having to drill out the post holes. The post inserts for the Floyd Rose were larger diameter than the stock ones so, I took the easy way and just filled both holes with epoxy and redrilled both. I kept the position of the post closest to the controls but, the other one I drilled a few millimeters narrower toward the middle.

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Post subject: Repair screw holes
Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:57 am
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Can't say there is a right way...this is the way i did on a pick guard for a 59LPJR. Tooth pick...dip in Elmers glue....stick it in hole brake of,also works good for stripped holes. Take a little saw dust and Elmer's glue and mix them together and makes a real good wood filler.


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Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:03 am
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you can buy dowels at Home Depot or you can check out repair kits www.stewmac.com


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Post subject: Thanks yaw'll
Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:18 pm
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Thanks guys Im looking into changing the bridge as i also want a gold one no way does squier do gold twin piviot bridges .... :cry:


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Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 7:25 am
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Warpfield wrote:
My 80's Squire Strat had a Type I Tremolo. Some of the fine tuner screws became stripped out over the years so I replaced it with a licensed Floyd Rose. It was not a perfect fit. The Floyd Rose post knife slots were slighty narrower than the stock tremolo. I ended up having to drill out the post holes. The post inserts for the Floyd Rose were larger diameter than the stock ones so, I took the easy way and just filled both holes with epoxy and redrilled both. I kept the position of the post closest to the controls but, the other one I drilled a few millimeters narrower toward the middle.


Warpfield, have you been pleased with the change to the new trem bridge? Was it worth the effort? I have an '85 MIJ Strat ("Contemporary" series) that has a beat-up / corroded Type I system. There doesn't seem to be any knife-edge trem bridge out there that has slots / edges wide enough for the original stud spacing. So I am going to either have to try to replace a bunch of screws (and try to save the saddles), or install a different trem bridge. What do you think?


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