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Floyd Rose Tremolo Collapsed!!!

Posted: Wed May 20, 2020 1:56 pm
by eppo15
Hello, i need some advice!

The wood of my Talon IV split and the Bridge Mounting Studs and Inserts came loose, resulting in a Collapsed Floyd Rose Tremolo...
:o :o :o :o :o

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It happend before (years ago) and i had it repaired bij D.Dijkman who was a professional guitar builder.

Does anyone have some experience with this?
I want it fixed, but is it possible to repair it for a second time? (how long the glue lasts)

Any help or tip is appreciated!

regards,

Re: Floyd Rose Tremolo Collapsed!!!

Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 2:15 pm
by Heartfielder
The wood on the Talon bodies is very light and very weak. I would suggest looking for a replacement Heartfield body and transfer your trem and electronics. I have a spare body but ironically it has a crack at that spot as well.

Re: Floyd Rose Tremolo Collapsed!!!

Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 8:06 am
by eppo15
A replacement Heartfield body is a option, but are all Heartfield parts (neck, body, tremolo etc.) interchangeable?

According to Wikipedia:
Floyd Rose Pro: The bridge has a narrower string spacing (0.400 inches or 10.16 mm in this design versus 0.420 inches or 10.66 mm of the Floyd Rose Original).