Members BigED Posted October 31, 2005 Members Share Posted October 31, 2005 My Ibanez RG3120 has a Lo-Pro bridge with a tremolo arm that is a push-in/pull-out. There is no screw in mechanism and no way to loosen or tighten it. The arm is way too loose for my taste...I don't like it flopping around. I would much rather have it stay put. The arm itself has two plastic bushings on it to help make it fit tighter, but they don't help much. I've tried wedging little pieces of paper inside the bushings and I've tried adding clear nail polish to thicken it up and make it feel tighter. Nothing I've tried seems to keep tight for longer than an hour or two. Doesn't anyone have a solution that works? Is there a way to buy a replacement tremolo arm that has some kind of tightening mechanism on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aerys Posted October 31, 2005 Members Share Posted October 31, 2005 a THIN elastic band wrapped around it. It needs to be thin or you wont be able to get it in there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadNight Warrior Posted October 31, 2005 Members Share Posted October 31, 2005 The way I do it is to use a bit of nail polish under the little white insert thingies on the bar. A bit of that on there, then slip the plastic thingies on, jam the bar into the socket. So if you can borrow some nail polish from a female acquaintance or something, try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BowerR64 Posted October 31, 2005 Members Share Posted October 31, 2005 get some saranwrap put it around the bar and just push it in. Its pretty simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigED Posted October 31, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 31, 2005 The nail polish trick wears off too fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members axe2 2001 Posted November 1, 2005 Members Share Posted November 1, 2005 Teflon ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dave sabre Posted November 1, 2005 Members Share Posted November 1, 2005 teflon wouldnt help surely - it acts as more of a lubricant. i wrapped gaffer tape (or duct tape) around the end, then screwed it in, and the tape bonded on nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seahorse Posted November 1, 2005 Members Share Posted November 1, 2005 I put a small sliver of clear tape around mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted November 1, 2005 Members Share Posted November 1, 2005 teflon tape, like for plumbing threads, may work - it does on threaded bars anyway that may be what axe2 meant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Player Posted November 1, 2005 Members Share Posted November 1, 2005 Replace it--the whole trem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitaristbum Posted November 1, 2005 Members Share Posted November 1, 2005 you tighten it...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeadNight Warrior Posted November 1, 2005 Members Share Posted November 1, 2005 Originally posted by BigED The nail polish trick wears off too fast. That's true. I have to redo mine a tad more frequently than I'd like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chaos Posted November 1, 2005 Members Share Posted November 1, 2005 As it's not a threaded tremolo bar like the strats... i would replace plastic bushings with neoprene "O rings" like the one they sell in plumbing supplies They will stick more to the edges then the plastic one and you can buy them in all diameter/thickness. Bring tremolo bar to store to have correct diameter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mc5nrg Posted November 1, 2005 Members Share Posted November 1, 2005 Another vote for the white "teflon plumber's tape". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigED Posted November 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted November 3, 2005 Originally posted by Player Replace it--the whole trem. Where can I get a replacement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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