velvetkevorkian Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) I have a Conkin 7 string guitar which has Sperzel locking tuners and a two-point trem, but I'm finding that when using the trem (gently, no Steve Vai acrobatics) the tuning is drifting pretty significantly almost immediately. I thought the point of locking tuners was to mitigate against this? I have had Floyd Rose types in the past that were rock solid, has that just distorted my expectations? The tuning is very stable if I leave the whammy bar alone... Edited March 1, 2023 by velvetkevorkian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 Locking tuners are only part of the system, the saddles, nut slots and trem spring consistency are potential areas of instability. I had Sperzels on Gretsch, they were fine, the Bigsby at the other end was where the problems lay, however. But I love Bigsbys, so I came up with ways to ensure a reasonably reliant return to pitch: lubricated nut slots; roller saddles and a little up pull on the bar when things slipped. On classic trem designs, I tended to use 4 springs and have it flat loaded for downwards movement only, but not always. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
