Volute redux

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Robert Herndon said:
A Floyd adds a new dimension of express-ability to one's playing. Not everyone desires that. I have personally fiddled around with stock Fender tremolos for 29 years and seen all manner of methodology and lubricants aimed at keeping them in tune. Yes, you can do some things to make a Fender tremolo remain in a more accurate state of tune...you can also push a school bus up a hill if you work hard enough. With a Floyd, you just lock it and go. Simple....

Perhaps, for me personally, my engineering background allows me to see all the flaws in the original system, from friction points, to steep and uneven angles and high mechanical tolerances, the original system was the best of 1950's technology, but it left a lot to be desired from a mechanical engineering standpoint.

I would rather have to spend a little more time changing strings than to have the instrument fail to return to pitch in the middle of a song....
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Just listen to Jeff Beck. He plays a totally stock tremolo, fully floating and uses it to almost ridiculous degrees. You will never hear him out of tune.
 
DonP said:
Just listen to Jeff Beck. He plays a totally stock tremolo, fully floating and uses it to almost ridiculous degrees. You will never hear him out of tune.
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I am not saying it isn't possible...I just don't have the time to invest in the preparation of a stock Fender tremolo...when with a Floyd, it's just lock and go. Additionally, when selling guitars, not only is the Floyd a highly sought after option, it also minimizes complaints about tuning anomalies, which pays dividends from a warranty standpoint... :-)
 
Robert Herndon said:
Additionally, when selling guitars, not only is the Floyd a highly sought after option, it also minimizes complaints about tuning anomalies, which pays dividends from a warranty standpoint... :)
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I wonder about this. I am very flexible when it comes to neck shapes, pups, tuners, but I would never buy a guitar with a Floyd. It is a deal breaker
 
RVA said:
I wonder about this. I am very flexible when it comes to neck shapes, pups, tuners, but I would never buy a guitar with a Floyd. It is a deal breaker
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Lots of people prefer a hardtail. They have their own unique appeal. I have a few hardtail twin humbucker Tele-style builds in the queue....
 
BlackSG91 said:
No he was a cello player! Does that answer your question?


;>)/
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I play the cello. I tune it very roughly up at the peghead, then finely to pitch using small screws down behind the bridge. Yes it makes perfect sense that Floyd Rose was a cello player.
 
DonP said:
I play the cello. I tune it very roughly up at the peghead, then finely to pitch using small screws down behind the bridge. Yes it makes perfect sense that Floyd Rose was a cello player.
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Have you ever played a carbon fiber cello? It sounds good in my books.;)



;>)/
 
DonP said:
There is nothing to prepare. They just work.
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Amen and I post that in the most secular way.
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