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Post subject: Bridge on fender strat
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:35 am
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hey, my wammy bar broke inside of my bridge and I was woundering if I would have to buy a whole new one, because I dont think there is a way of taking it out.


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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:56 am
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Welcome to the forum.

Try to force it rotating in counter clockwise to get it out. Chances are you're going to strip the threads. However, there is a chance that you wont. But be prepared for stripping. Then all you would need to do is get a tap and die set and re-tap the hole in bridge and rethread your whammy bar itself.

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Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:24 pm
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Hello Npalmieri,

If you are mechanically adept

1---Center punch the trapped piece
2---get a 3/32 left hand drill bit
3---Run drill motor in reverse,slowly
when it grabs it'll spin right out

If your not comfortable with this
a local machine shop will probably
do it for a tenner.

Best of luck.

Cheers.


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Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:06 pm
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If you can't get it out can get a steel replacement block for both Mexi and American strats from Callaham Guitars (Look on the net). If you have a Mexi guitar, they have a zinc block and I guarantee if you switch it out your tone will improve too!


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