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Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:21 am
by jingle_jangle
Rob, you most certainly were not tactless. You simply took a complainer's review at face value.
Hope you're loving your guitar as much as I do mine, and good luck with it!
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:25 am
by admin
Red Rob: We're pulling for you. We're all in this together.
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:38 am
by red_rob
You guys are the best
RICKENBROTHERS!
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:06 pm
by fiveightandten
I'd just like to add that I had a problem with my bridge screws slipping a bit on my 360. As suggested by a few folks on this forum, I bought some locktite.
I used the blue locktite, and I haven't had a problem with it moving ever since. The action has been absoutely perfect. It hasn't shifted, and the guitar plays wonderfully.
But...
I haven't tried to break the seal and adjust the action yet. I haven't needed to. We'll see what happens when I have to cross that bridge.
-Nick
Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:00 pm
by jingle_jangle
I have, with red Loctite, just last evening. No problems. Broke free with slight effort.
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:11 am
by oreca
Springs? Where are these springs supposed to be?
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:33 am
by jingle_jangle
Um, between the heads of the screws and the bridge? Their purpose is to put tension on the assembly so the screws don't fall out. They don't work very well, but a Rick looks naked without them!
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:21 pm
by oreca
Do you mean this little rubber black thing?
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:30 pm
by ken_j
That's where the springs would go.
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 12:51 am
by ozover50
No wonder they're falling out. My boss tells me that unless you're under tension you don't perform!!
Looks like the springs have been replaced with grommets in order to provide a pseudo lock nut. Different!!
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:55 pm
by ken_j
Here's the page that shows them, part #06114:
http://www.rickenbacker.com/pdf/gbridge.pdf
I've seen grommets used here before. The grommet get pinched between the side of the bridge and the threads preventing the screw from turning.