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Post subject: Strat tremelo arm possition
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 7:42 am
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hello everyonne,

i have a stratocaster custom hss black. but when i put on the trem. arm it does not seem right. it seems to go in at an angle instead of straight. so when i put the arm back, it hits the body. i cant even fully turn the trem arm in because on the last few turns it scrapes against the body.
I must add that the tremolo itself is not resting on the body, but floating a litl bit above the body of the guitar. I suppose this is correct?

anyone have the same problem?


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Post subject: Re: Strat tremelo arm possition
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:59 am
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We really could do with pictures before commenting on what is wrong, but it sounds like you have cross threaded the arm into the block at an angle
All tremolo arms are threaded into the blocks at a SLIGHT angle as in this pic

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Post subject: Re: Strat tremelo arm possition
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:39 am
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The trem arm goes in at an angle, not straight, this is normal. It is also normal for some bars to hit the body as they are screwed in. I'm not sure why ted j mentioned cross threading, that seems unlikely. Raise the rear of the bridge with your fingers when screwing in the arm.

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Post subject: Re: Strat tremelo arm possition
Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:52 am
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The only other thing I can think of then, is the trem is a 2 point and although the OP describes it as floating, the front edge is set too high because the 2 screws are way too high, causing a massive fall backwards as he is screwing the arm in

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Post subject: Re: Strat tremelo arm possition
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:27 pm
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thx to all for the comments, must be normal then.


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Post subject: Re: Strat tremelo arm possition
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 1:48 pm
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Plus that photo is a callaham steel block with a delrin insert.


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Post subject: Re: Strat tremelo arm possition
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:40 am
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Yep, I know that AngryHatter, it was just the clearest picture I could find quickly

I have had a 1963 strat, an encore strat copy and now own an MIJ 1968 reissue and have never had a problem with any of the tremolo arms hitting the body (presumably towards the rear strap button), on any of those, the tremolo arm is either not bent up enough or the trem angle is set wrong

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