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May 29 2010 11:40am
So I restrung mynstrings fornthe first time (I usually have other people do it) but whenever I tune it (I have a whammy bridge) the bridge gkeeps gettingnhigher when intone so i can't have all strings tuned

If u understood a word I said please help
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May 29 2010 01:48pm
I understood a few words. What gauge strings did you use? Statocasters have floating bridges which generally sit comfortably with a set of .009 gauge strings. I put .010s on mine, and the back end of the bridge lifted out of the cavity, and screwed with the intonation of my strings. If you want to use higher gauge strings, you need to increase the spring tension on the bridge.
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May 29 2010 06:10pm
Quote (Derkaderk @ May 29 2010 12:48pm)
I understood a few words. What gauge strings did you use? Statocasters have floating bridges which generally sit comfortably with a set of .009 gauge strings. I put .010s on mine, and the back end of the bridge lifted out of the cavity, and screwed with the intonation of my strings. If you want to use higher gauge strings, you need to increase the spring tension on the bridge.


I used .11
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May 30 2010 12:01pm
Quote (iRule @ May 29 2010 06:10pm)
I used .11


your string tension is probably too high. if you don't want to change strings again, you can detune it a whole step or so.
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