Posted by Bill Bristow on Tue, 09/03/2002 - 15:21.
I recently bought an Epiphone Alleykat with a tuneomatic bridge. I like the bridge because it gives a lot of leeway to adjust the string height and intonation. However, after setting it up and playing for a few hours, it seems to gradually work its way down which creates string buzz, etc. I find this odd, because with the string tension after setup and tuning, the bridge adjusters seems firm and not prone to move. Has anyone else run into this dilemma? It could be easily solved by a drop of loctite after setup, but I was wondering if this would be a satisfactory solution. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I plan to repace the metal saddles with graph tech saddles.
tuneomatic bridge
I recently bought an Epiphone Alleykat with a tuneomatic bridge. I like the bridge because it gives a lot of leeway to adjust the string height and intonation. However, after setting it up and playing for a few hours, it seems to gradually work its way down which creates string buzz, etc. I find this odd, because with the string tension after setup and tuning, the bridge adjusters seems firm and not prone to move. Has anyone else run into this dilemma? It could be easily solved by a drop of loctite after setup, but I was wondering if this would be a satisfactory solution. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I plan to repace the metal saddles with graph tech saddles.