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I"ve been messing with a jap jazzmaster for a while and I can push
the bar all the way to the pickguard. But it still does not have the
range of my amer standard stat. Miller
--- In , "supertwangreverb"
<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
>
> The CIJ models, for the most part, have had trem arms that bottom
out
> in the body cavity when you press down on them. I've shortned the
> actual part of the arm that plugs into the trem unit.
>
> When I start using flatwounds 13s, I noticed the problem had gotten
> worse. So I took the trem unit off and noticed the trem arm stuck
> through the collet more than I thought necessary for the unit to
> function. I don't remember how much I sawed off, but once I did
this
> I was able to get the arm to dip twice as far.
>
> Bill
>
>
>
> --- In , "Marty Tippens"
> <mctippens@e...> wrote:
> > I'm not getting this, Bill. You get more dive out of a vibrato
arm
> by shortening the part where it plugs into the bridge? I would
think
> one would just try to bend the arm to give it a greater angle
(hoping
> not to break the arm in the process).
> > -Marty
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: supertwangreverb
> > To:
> > Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 11:00 AM
> > Subject: [SurfGuitar101] Re: Jaguar Tremolo Question
> >
> >
> >
> > Here's what I did on my CIJ. I sawed off a small amount from
the
> > bottom of the trem arm. What you have to be careful of is that
> you
> > don't take too MUCH off. When you've finished take a file
around
> the
> > edges to take the burrs off.
> >
> > I've also heard of guys cutting the cavity deeper, but I lacked
> the
> > modern resources to do that.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In , "Tyler"
<surfguitar55@y...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > I have a reissue Fender Jaguar. The problem that I've always
> had
> > with
> > > it, is that the tremolo barely dips at all. It can really
only
> be
> > used
> > > to add vibrato, instead of tremolo dives. I havent played on
> any
> > other
> > > Jaguars before, so I'm not sure if thats the way they are
> supposed
> > to
> > > be, or if something needs to be corrected on mine. If so,
> please let
> > > me know. I would appreciate any input.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> >
> >
> >
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