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Re: Kahler Tremolo on Carvin

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Posted by Mike (from: 02-alba-025.dial.optilinkcomm.net) on October 16, 2000 at 20:36:53:

In Reply to: Kahler Tremolo on Carvin posted by Kissfan1 on October 16, 2000 at 19:36:59:

: I own a Carvin X220 with a Kahler floating tremolo. How can I get this thing in tune?! If I start tuning at the low E and work my way up, by the time I get to the high E all the lower strings are out of tune.

: Does anybody have good advice on how to tune a guitar with this type of Tremolo?

: Thanks in advance!

I like kaler/floyd rose bridges, and I also have a carvin, though it is equiped with a floyd rose. Tuning the floating bridge is a 3 or 4 step process and requires the use of an electronic tuner.

1. Tune all of the strings to pitch. Now start over - you see that the string you started with is flat, as are most of the others.

2. As much as the string is flat - make it be that much sharp. If your tuner shows 2 cents flat, make it be 2 cents sharp. Trust me here. You have to balance the pull of the strings on top against the pull of the springs underneath.

3. Work your way through all of the strings as described in step 2.

4. At this point the string you started with will be very near pitch, infact all of the strings will be very near pitch. So you can now finish tuining to pitch.

Experimentation will teach you the best way for you to do this but this is the method that first gave me tuning success with the floating bridge.

Good luck

Mike

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: : I own a Carvin X220 with a Kahler floating tremolo. How can I get this thing in tune?! If I start tuning at the low E and work my way up, by the time I get to the high E all the lower strings are out of tune. : : Does anybody have good advice on how to tune a guitar with this type of Tremolo? : : Thanks in advance! : I like kaler/floyd rose bridges, and I also have a carvin, though it is equiped with a floyd rose. Tuning the floating bridge is a 3 or 4 step process and requires the use of an electronic tuner. : 1. Tune all of the strings to pitch. Now start over - you see that the string you started with is flat, as are most of the others. : 2. As much as the string is flat - make it be that much sharp. If your tuner shows 2 cents flat, make it be 2 cents sharp. Trust me here. You have to balance the pull of the strings on top against the pull of the springs underneath. : 3. Work your way through all of the strings as described in step 2. : 4. At this point the string you started with will be very near pitch, infact all of the strings will be very near pitch. So you can now finish tuining to pitch. : Experimentation will teach you the best way for you to do this but this is the method that first gave me tuning success with the floating bridge. : Good luck : Mike :

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