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- What are knife edges on a Floyd Rose?
- How do you fix a knife edge on a Floyd Rose?
- Is the Floyd Rose worth it?
- How do you lubricate a Floyd Rose?
What are knife edges on a Floyd Rose?
Knife edges being worn will mean it won't return to pitch when you use the trem. You can check the knife edges by loosening of the strings, taking the springs off and removing the trem, it should be pretty obvious if they are worn, there will be large flat spots where the knife edge meets the post.
How do you fix a knife edge on a Floyd Rose?
You can't really sharpen hardened steel edges with a file. You'd need to harden it afterwards, which is not quite doable at home. Of course it will work with a good diamond file, but won't take long until they get dull again.
Is the Floyd Rose worth it?
There is only one advantage to the Floyd Rose System: It works. It works really, really well. Set up correctly, a guitar with a Floyd can take a huge amount of abuse without going out of tune. ... They don't need anything more than simple vibrato, but the extra insurance when it comes to tuning stability is worth it.
How do you lubricate a Floyd Rose?
Lubrication. If the fine tuners are difficult to turn, put a small amount of light oil on the threads. Once they're turning, unscrew them from the vibrato and apply a bit of grease to the threads.
