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Re: how to adjust intonation on a floydrose tremelo?

Posted by Jerry King on June 13, 2004 at 04:32:35:

In Reply to: Re: how to adjust intonation on a floydrose tremelo? posted by John on April 26, 2004 at 15:58:15:

Setting the intonation on a floating bridge is a difficult task to accomplish,however it is not impossible even though some people might beg to differ.Setting a strings intonation simply means that the string is in tune all the way up the neck.When a string has proper intonation,it's center(measured from the nut to the bridge saddle)will be directly over the 12th.fret.You will need a guitar tuner to accomplish this task,preferably a digital tuner,but an analog tuner will suffice.What you need to do is finger an "A" note(5th.fret)on the6th.string("E"string).Setting the tuner to the "A"pitch,note wether the needle or digital reading is flat(just below the "A")or if it is sharp(just above the "A").NOW if it was flat,you will need to shorten the distance between the bridge & thr 12th.fret by loosening the saddle & moving it forward just slightley.Now lock it down & check it again with the tuner.If the string showed sharp instead of flat,you would increase the distance between the saddle & the 12th.fret by moving the saddle backwards just a micron & checking it with the tuner.You will need to perform this proceedure on all 6 strings.Then,since a Floydrose is a floating, you will have to start back at the low "E" string(6th.string)and check it again,probably having to adjust it and tweek it on each string untill the bridge stablizes.Unless you are really handy at making repairs yourself,i'd have a professional set the intonation on a Floydrose.It will be an agravating job even for him/her.

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