Chudallica Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 I got a Schaller Sure Claw, fitted it today. A nice little upgrade from the original claw that makes equal spring tension adjustment very easy. 1
knirirr Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 A late-arriving gift; a set of .012" TI jazz flatwound strings. These will go on an Epiphone LP special once I've had someone who knows what they're doing dress the frets properly. 1
Dad3353 Posted December 28, 2024 Posted December 28, 2024 I had already pre-empted Christmas in offering to myself my bucket-list guitar : a Hofner President E2 thinline, Florentine cut, having foolishly traded away the first one I had, late '60s. Half a century later, I got this one from a Reverb seller in Sweden. The Christmas gift..? Our Daughter, thinking (rightly...) that it would be difficult to find something I'd want/need that I didn't already have, posted a sum of money into my bank which covered the cost of the hard case and shipping of my dream guitar. Much appreciated, and a Very Nice Surprise. Here's a (bad...) photo of the delivery and unpacking of the guitar... 2
dewayne Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Sack of coal which may come in handy for heat if we get hit by this storm friday
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EdwardMarlowe Posted May 9 Posted May 9 On 28/12/2024 at 19:49, Chudallica said: I got a Schaller Sure Claw, fitted it today. A nice little upgrade from the original claw that makes equal spring tension adjustment very easy. Interesting - does that fit a Fender cavity? Any change in the sound (wondering if a bit more mass adds anything sonically). Are they the standard springs the guitar had? This year just before Christmas I bought myself a Joyo American Sound. Been a few years since I got bought any guitar bits, but that's ok. The only bits I really need / want now are amps and guitars - sort of thing I wouldn't expect anyone else to buy me.
Chudallica Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago On 09/05/2025 at 13:56, EdwardMarlowe said: Interesting - does that fit a Fender cavity? Any change in the sound (wondering if a bit more mass adds anything sonically). Are they the standard springs the guitar had? This year just before Christmas I bought myself a Joyo American Sound. Been a few years since I got bought any guitar bits, but that's ok. The only bits I really need / want now are amps and guitars - sort of thing I wouldn't expect anyone else to buy me. Hey, Sorry for the late reply on this. This in on my ESP which is a Strat style body so I would say yes it would fit, no modifications were needed to fit it however I did have to remove the trem setter and change the tension spring setup. These are heavy tension springs, nothing special, as I remember they are original Fender springs. I haven't really noticed any tonal change as I have 2 shit ears thanks year of playing far too loud !! but I would think that because of the extra mass and more direct body contact that there would be more sustain. It's certainly easier to adjust and simply looks a lot better than the original claw and screw setup. It was a bit pricey though at around £70 but in my opinion worth the money.
