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It sounds like that spring is failing unfortunately. If you block the bridge with a piece of wood instead of the spring, does it still lose tuning? Something like this should help us rule out if the neck or the bridge itself is doing something unusual: https://flyclone.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=45...

The main issue would be if you want to “float” the vibrato as described in the manual —it will not work properly. If you tighten the spring and only intend to bend down (or not at all), it will be fine. Each spring (rated 8, 8.5, 9, 10, 11, 12) was designed to support a specific tension, and, as suc...

Hi Voice of Reason ; in principle, there’s nothing wrong with the bridge like that—I have a Fly like that. However, that same Fly has some neck issues. It’s not a big deal once it’s set up and working, but, in addition to DLQ s thoughts, I’d just add: -Check to see that bridge floats properly and th...

Hi THN , I’ve encountered this issue before, and, if you’re certain you’ve set the bridge up properly, and that the spring and the string gauge are matched, then I’m fairly confident the issue is that your spring is failing, sorry to say. You can block the bridge with a wood block or continue to tun...

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