Squier standard 2 point trem misalignment
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StratUp
Dr. Stratster
Are you sure the holes are wrong? Any chance the bushings are loose in the body and allowing it to move? Are they both still flush with the body?
A minor adjustment like that is tricky is they were aligned incorrectly. You'd need to fill (dowel) the holes for the Trem and re-drill.
The other choice might be to rout the body so that the block doesn't hit in the cavity and live with it. No one will know but you. It won't affect intonation since that's adjusted independently ahead of the block.
A minor adjustment like that is tricky is they were aligned incorrectly. You'd need to fill (dowel) the holes for the Trem and re-drill.
The other choice might be to rout the body so that the block doesn't hit in the cavity and live with it. No one will know but you. It won't affect intonation since that's adjusted independently ahead of the block.
StratUp
Dr. Stratster
Since we're talking about "parallel to the nut" as the gold standard, and assuming the neck looks like it's on straight (some room for error there), you could measure from each side of the nut (low-e and high-e) to the edge of the bushing. The measurements should match, exactly.
You need a quality ruler. I would probably get a 36" aluminum rule, place the but end against the bushing front edge, and measure to the nut. Then measure the same on the other side of the neck/nut to the other bushing.
You could use a stiff tape measure as long as you make sure the "hook" on the end is in the same position each time. I'd probably position it with the 1" mark on the edge of the bushing to avoid the hook issue altogether.
You could actually use anything precise - if you have a piece of plexiglass with a sharp cut end that you could position to use as a measuring stick, that would work too. Again, we don't really care about the precise measurement at this point - we just want to know if it's the same.
Take a closer look at how the trem plate sits into the two studs. Is the edge of the plate contacting the same part of the stud? Is there some misalignment, or a foreign object stuck in between? This is more likely than the posts being in wrong, and also easier to fix.
Oldboy
Senior Stratmaster
What problem, other then the way it looks, is it causing as far as playability, intonation etc?
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Boyd L
Strat-O-Master
To add to the above, specifically has one of the studs moved? As in cracked the wood surrounding its base allowing it to shift forward slightly under pressure?
