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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:55 am
by sloop_john_b
If you stretch out your strings properly when you put them on, every vibrato unit stays in tune "good".
(No hope for poor ol Doc Kaufmann, though.)
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 12:09 pm
by lyle_from_minneapolis
???
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:48 pm
by mike_d
I put an Accent on a 1991 610 FG. It dropped right in using the strap peg from the R tailpiece. It's stays in tune if you don't use the vibrola.
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:51 pm
by sloop_john_b
...or if you actually want to use the unit, just stretch your strings when you put them on.
I abuse the whammy bar on the Accent and have no tuning woes. I can't believe the thing hasn't broken yet.
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:32 am
by jingle_jangle
Same here. It is bulletproof, unbreakable, and stays in tune just fine.
STRETCH those strings!!!
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:55 am
by jdogric12
+1 on stretching. I make unholy sounds with the Accent but never slip out of tune.
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:36 pm
by mike_d
Just becareful that you don't impale yourself on the sharp pointy arm! I jabbed my leg once with it.
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:18 pm
by beatlefreak
A lot of people get one of those rubber or plastic tips to put over the pointy end of the arm. Home Depot or Lowe's should carry them.
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:48 am
by mike_d
Indeed. I use a toggle switch tip from a pickup selector switch.