davemcc
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This is a problem I had and thought I'd share the solution. When I first got my 79 SF4, it played great but I was annoyed with a vibration or buzz coming from the small rollers on the saddle. These are meant to allow side to side adjustment of string distances by screwing them along the small threaded rod. It's exactly like when you have a rattle in your car - seems once you starts hearing it, you can't tune it out. Besides that, anything interfering with string/body contact is a "tone thief". Went to a local luthier intent on replacing the whole bridge with a Gibson tunomatic type. He said that these Guild bridges and many Gretch bridges were known for this kind of thing but they were great instruments. He wisely advised I should keep it original. The solution: keep the bridge, go to hardware store buy a $3 tube of blue Loctite, but a drop on each threaded rod, set the rollers in it at the right string distance, and leave it alone.
It's been well over ten years and has never been a problem. This has no effect on the intonation adjustment which can continue to move freely from the adjustment screw behind the bridge.
Anyone else had this problem?
Dave
It's been well over ten years and has never been a problem. This has no effect on the intonation adjustment which can continue to move freely from the adjustment screw behind the bridge.
Anyone else had this problem?
Dave