Well, I mean, theoretically it *could*, but in practical application it doesn't make any difference. I have OFRs with 30 year old posts and knife edges with no issues, because you just don't move them that much. 100% of my OFR tuning issues over the years have been, in order:
Well that´s what i said, it takes a couple of times till one realizes the damage. when you don´t move them much, you should be fine. i did in my beginners days and i ruined knife edges this way.
It's just like trem picking, but with my tongue. Hummingbird like tongue maneuvers. Just thot it was a funny nameI've always wondered about your name. It's a strange fetish.
Agree with both points.
Because metal on metal friction is the same whether its rolling on the posts or sliding sideways. Too many examples of people not wasting time slacking strings and their trems are just fine. If you want to do it to make yourself feel better, that's fine... But the fact is you don't need to
it is not. Pressure and shear are two different things. But i won´t argue on this as i think we would be going in circles endlessly. You do you bro, or how do you guys say?
again, matter of how often you do this. But yeah, makes me feel a hell lot a better after fucking up knife edges this way in the past.
The paint chipping on knife edges from normal use says differently. Also, paint chipping on a trem is not knife wear. People are overly cautious/scared of their guitar these days, so inaccurate comments like this need to be addressed... Not to mention it is a colossal waste of time
You don't say? Guess what, i can tell paint chipping from knife wear believe it or not. Paint chip does not cause runing instabilites when using the trem.
What does saddle seizing mean?
The pins in the saddles (where the hinge is for the fine tuners) either get gunked up or corrode and "stick" in position. This usually doesn't happen with the steel OFR saddles, but I have had issues with it on Schallers and the old Gotohs where the saddles are Zinc alloys.
Probably some high density thin ruber/foam...
You'd likely need 5 and still have the claw screwed in all the way. Depending on the string gauge you're using, that still might not even be enough tension to balance the strings.
thanks! So I guess my question is, if there always needs to be a balance with tension of the springs vs strings, assuming a person uses regular gauges of strings and standard tuning (like myself) are different tension springs basically non-applicable? The feel will be 90% or more just because of how many springs one needs to use and/or how much the claw needs screwed in?
