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If you prefer to have the tremolo arm swing freely, loosen
the nut on the bottom of the tremolo arm socket. This is
accessible through the tremolo spring pocket. Edward
prefers an extremely loose feel, allowing approximately
one inch of play before the tremolo is actuated. This
adjustment accommodates Edward’s particular playing
style. It allows him to hold onto the tremolo arm while
picking without moving the tremolo until needed.
String Intonation
Accurate string intonation settings ensure that your instru-
ment will play in tune at any
point on the neck. Although
“perfect intonation” is an
impossibility with a fretted
instrument, the proper
adjustments will maximize
the accuracy of individual
notes up and down the
neck.
Intonation is set by compar-
ing the pitch of an open
string to the pitch of the
same string when played
one octave higher at the 12th fret. The actual “vibrating
length” of that string is varied until the notes are both at
the correct pitch. The vibrating length of the string is
altered by adjusting the individual saddles either forward
or backward, depending on whether the fretted note is
sharper or flatter in pitch than the open note.
This process should always be performed with
new strings. Intonation problems can often
result from worn strings. It is often difficult for
the untrained ear to determine when the open note and the
fretted note are at precisely the same pitch. Some players
find that comparing the 12th fret harmonic of the string
(rather than the open note) to the fretted note is much
easier.
Note