Schaller Floyd Rose intonation points

A vid I made for my brother, a little choppy on the info but it was originally made for him and not to be public. A couple of errors are when I explained the the string height measurement, I placed my ruler in the wrong spot, it should be on the 12th fret to measure string height.

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Education

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• Schaller
• floyd rose
• intonation
• Dean ML

[MrGlenntipton]

One thing i add to this info.... the saddle holding nuts strip real easy becareful or your bridge plate could get damaged

[holdenaj]

@MrGlenntipton VERY TRUE, everything will strip in time, ensure you are using the correct size allen key, it should fit perfectly, if your allen key set doesnt have one that fits JUST right, make sure you are using a metric set (measured in millimeters or mm's), American made anything uses standard measuring like 1/2, 1/4th. 7/16th etc...other countries use the metric system. Using the right size and slow steady pressure will extend the life of your nuts ; )

[MrGlenntipton]

i am replacing some of the bridge saddles on my Schaller how do i know what size saddle goes where?(to follow the radius of the jackson neck)

[holdenaj]

@MrGlenntipton They will be (3)(2)(1)(1)(2)(3) (3)'s on the outsides, then (2)'s, and the center two side-by-side will be (1)(1)

[MrGlenntipton]

@holdenaj thank you, this helps even though the replacment saddles dont have the numbers on the bottom, thanks the reply

[holdenaj]

@MrGlenntipton OK do this. Line them all up on a flat surface. Of the 6 saddles you will have (3) different heights. (2) short, (2) medium, (2) tall. Referencing my last comment, the (3)'s are the shorts, the (2)'s are the mediums and the (1)'s are the talls. So when they are all lined up in the correct order, they will form a inverted bow shape or sMTTMs (short/medium/tall/tall/medium­/short)...this help?

[thenameless615]

1:45 all my nuts will be loose

[MrPhorick]

Dimebucker!!!

[mortimer2100]

im having problems with the D string. all the notes are in tune except the last few.

[blakeG2B]

extremely helpful, thanks

[6bpanorama]

awesome vid great info thank u sir

[autocrow]

My guitar seems to be set up rather well. Nice to check it though. I have the original Floyd Rose. Glad to hear that's a good one. Useful information here.

[ChronoGXay]

@holdenaj - That's what I was fearing... during discussion with an acquaintance of mine, Charles Fisher, inventor of the Point Classic Tremolo (demonstrated here: /watch?v=VFPvhl-fIb4), I got an idea for a dual-action tremolo (Floyd Rose is a dual-action tremolo) where you can set individual string heights and intonation like traditional bridges, but lock the strings and saddles in place if desired). It then became an idea for a very unique dual-action hardtail retrofit most unlike a Floyd Rose.

[MrGlenntipton]

yeah my schaller trem says Jackson on the plate

[MrGlenntipton]

My Jackson san dimas model(SATURN) is gonna kick ass when im done

[MrGlenntipton]

@holdenaj hell yeah , its pretty hard to find some one at the small town guitar shop who knows this stuff, i have tons more questions for ya man

[MrGlenntipton]

@holdenaj of couse i used the correct 2.5mm allen but the threads in the brass bridge plate stripped like butter so out of the six saddle mouting screws i have one self tapping screw there cause i "stripped" the threads in the plate

[MrGlenntipton]

@holdenaj it helps, but my saddles are 0,1, and 2's,but i get it , following the radius is pretty simple...once i had mixed them up and put together wrong...

lol, i thought i really lost my touch trying to play it with the saddles all mixed up