Mustang "sausage"/"cigar" compatibility

[Blomberg]

Yeah it came out of the plate fine. Just hook the springs to the new posts and tube.

Superb, thanks
Just wanted to know if the posts were supposed to be removable, since mine don't seem to be.
Might just be some warping of the plate around the holes or corrosion on the posts then, I guess.
Anyway, if I get the vintage cigar, I shouldn't need to remove them, so we'll see.

[Con-Tiki!]

you can't pull that tube, with the posts attached, straight out of the plate.
tube sits on top, posts thread up from the opposite side (underneath) so that it stays together. It's flared out under the plate, so that it can rock a little.

if you don't have allen wrenches that fit, you can unscrew the posts with a pair of pliers.
On my '66, i was able to unscrew them by hand.

[Blomberg]

you can't pull that tube, with the posts attached, straight out of the plate.
tube sits on top, posts thread up from the opposite side (underneath) so that it stays together. It's flared out under the plate, so that it can rock a little.

if you don't have allen wrenches that fit, you can unscrew the posts with a pair of pliers.
On my '66, i was able to unscrew them by hand.

No, I know. I have had the tube off, screwed off the posts just fine. I'm talking about then getting the posts out of the plate, as mine seemed to not just pop out (after removing the springs, obviously). But anyway, I can't get to it right now, as it's all assembled again. I'll see what it looks like once I receive one of the new tubes, might not be an issue after all.

[Blomberg]

This is the thread.

http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/vie ... 41&t=81911

Thanks. Interesting thread, not just for the vibrato stuff. I might want to do something similar finish-wise with my Stang (once I fix the gaping hole in the body ).