Floyd Woes

[unobus]

I'm having some tuning woes with my Original Floyd on a DK-1. It worked perfectly for a couple years, never went out of tune despite the violent whammy work but now it seems like every time I go to use the Floyd, the strings go out of tune. One of my friends suggested I needed a new nut but I don't think that's right since it's a locking nut. I'm not sure what could cause it. The saddles seem not to have any burrs either. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Tekky]

Re: Floyd Woes

It's Rose not Woes..

Come on, no baby talk here! [img]graemlins/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

But seriously... Despite being metal, the locking nut itself can wear out. The strings actually wear grooves into the metal. It depends on how tightly you lock them down.

[Manyaxes]

Re: Floyd Woes

My buddy had this problem on his Sl2H. I narrowed down the offending lockdown block and turned it sideways! Problem solved. [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[jgcable]

Re: Floyd Woes

Try turning the locknut blocks sideways. If that doesn't work than look at the trem posts and the edges of the trem itself. Sometimes they get a groove in them which messes with the stability. The easy fix is to turn the trem posts 1/2 a turn so that there is a fresh side for the trem edge to rest against. If it is worn all the way around then you need to replace the posts.

[Black Mariah]

Re: Floyd Woes

Like the dudes said, that's most likely a locknut problem. Pull the clamps off and look at where the strings pass under them and over the nut. If there's a groove worn into either one, replace it.

[Manyaxes]

Re: Floyd Woes

Hey John, I see we think alike! But I'm quicker! [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]