Graph Tech introduces new nut for Floyd Rose bridges

aerial7 said:
... Graph Tech seems to imply that with the Un Lock Nut you go back to tuning at the headstock. Is that your experience? Are you using the fine tuners at all?
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I do most of the tuning at the headstock, it's true. The fine tuners don't offer much more control than the Hipshot tuners, which have a pretty high gear ratio.

Good luck!
 
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FWIW on a related thing, I use this... magnet sticks to tuner body. If you don't have the good ol' Kramer (read: really old from the 80's) 2x hex wrench holder built in on the back of the headstock, that is (you can get those hex wrench holders from Amazon or whoever; also).

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HexHider Magnetic 3mm Allen Wrench

The new 3mm HexHider works to unlock the nut at the headstock for easier fine tuner resets, as well as the string lock screws at the bridge for quicker string changes on all authentic Floyd Rose Tremolos and many licensed versions. The patented design uses a powerful Neodymium magnet to hold...
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LeftyLoungeLizard said:
FWIW on a related thing, I use this... magnet sticks to tuner body. If you don't have the good ol' Kramer (read: really old from the 80's) 2x hex wrench holder built in on the back of the headstock, that is (you can get these hex wrench holders from Amazon or whoever).

HexHiderHeadstockLogoCloseUp.jpg


HexHiderNut2Logo_medium.jpg
HexHiderStudsLogo_medium.jpg



www.floydrose.com

HexHider Magnetic 3mm Allen Wrench

The new 3mm HexHider works to unlock the nut at the headstock for easier fine tuner resets, as well as the string lock screws at the bridge for quicker string changes on all authentic Floyd Rose Tremolos and many licensed versions. The patented design uses a powerful Neodymium magnet to hold...
www.floydrose.com www.floydrose.com
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It looks like a good idea but it doesn’t get the leverage. A regular hex key is a lot better. I have had several customers that started to get tunning issues when they used these. It feels like you have it tight enough then if you put in a regular key you can feel that it isn’t. The Floyd nut needs to be tight to work properly. You can get magnetic strips that are held in place with double sided tape. The allow you to do the same thing with a normal key. The other reason for this is so you can get used to the feel of the torque required and if you switch tools you won’t.
 
Eagle said:
It looks like a good idea but it doesn’t get the leverage. A regular hex key is a lot better. I have had several customers that started to get tunning issues when they used these. It feels like you have it tight enough then if you put in a regular key you can feel that it isn’t. The Floyd nut needs to be tight to work properly. You can get magnetic strips that are held in place with double sided tape. The allow you to do the same thing with a normal key. The other reason for this is so you can get used to the feel of the torque required and if you switch tools you won’t.
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I had not considered that. Thanks for the tip!
 
Eagle said:
Looks like a solution for people who don’t really use the trem . It’s not going to stay in tune properly though. If you have a good setup on a Floyd you should not need to unlock the nut between string changes anyway so this is very limited in application.
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I don't understand. How can you change string without unlocking the nut?
 
Eagle said:
It looks like a good idea but it doesn’t get the leverage. A regular hex key is a lot better. I have had several customers that started to get tunning issues when they used these. It feels like you have it tight enough then if you put in a regular key you can feel that it isn’t. The Floyd nut needs to be tight to work properly. You can get magnetic strips that are held in place with double sided tape. The allow you to do the same thing with a normal key. The other reason for this is so you can get used to the feel of the torque required and if you switch tools you won’t.
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Have you even used this particular product? I'm going to take a qualified guess that you haven't.
 
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Eagle said:
Yes it is a good idea but isn’t as effective as a normal key. I have one that I keep to demonstrate why not to use it.
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Well, for the record, I have had zero issues with it locking/unlocking the bridge string clamps, locking the nut clamps or raising/lowering the bridge in the two years I've had it. It's also very handy to have if you're playing live and you forgot your allen wrenches.

And considering the bridge string clamps, just have to raise the bridge (dive bomb direction with bar) to make clearance for turning.

It grips the socket perfectly (not too tight, not too loose) and gets plenty of leverage/torque.

Therefore, you must be using it wrong.
 
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