Mastery bridge issue...height screw slipping
- romo
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Mastery bridge issue...height screw slipping
The treble side post on my mastery bridge keeps slipping lower and lower. I will be playing and notice the high E and B strings fretting out on bends, then see that the hight of the bridge on that side has slipped really low. It's an older bridge I purchased from Mastery about 11 or 12 years ago. I have had a newer Mastery on a different guitar for the past year with no issue. The guitar is a Squier Classic Vibe. I'm not using Mastery thimbles but the posts fit really tight into the stock hardware. Is there anything I can do to tighten up that height adjustment?
- adamrobertt
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Re: Mastery bridge issue...height screw slipping
Blue Loctite, formula #242. It's basically glue made specifically for screw threads, and can be broken with the torque provided by hand tools. Just don't buy the red, you'll have a bad time.
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Re: Mastery bridge issue...height screw slipping
Thank you! I'll give it a try.adamrobertt wrote: ↑Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:55 amBlue Loctite, formula #242. It's basically glue made specifically for screw threads, and can be broken with the torque provided by hand tools. Just don't buy the red, you'll have a bad time.
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Re: Mastery bridge issue...height screw slipping
I just found this thread as I have the same issue on both bridge posts. Over time the action drops enough that strings are choking out from about the 12th fret upwards, even without bending. I made accurate measurements of the height of the bridge plate above the pickguard, and the heights of the saddle tops above the bridge plate. I measured again after a couple of gigs - no change in the saddles, but both posts had dropped about 0.5mm.
So next time I change the strings I will apply some Blue Loctite. Trouble is I use Elixirs, and they last a very long time!
So next time I change the strings I will apply some Blue Loctite. Trouble is I use Elixirs, and they last a very long time!
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Re: Mastery bridge issue...height screw slipping
Just put a capo on the first fret, loosen the strings and pop the bridge out that way man. Means the strings can be easily kept on. The odd time I have to adjust the truss rod say, that’s what I do. I use Thomastik Infeld’s, so rarely change strings either.MatchlessMan wrote: ↑Sun Dec 12, 2021 5:04 amI just found this thread as I have the same issue on both bridge posts. Over time the action drops enough that strings are choking out from about the 12th fret upwards, even without bending. I made accurate measurements of the height of the bridge plate above the pickguard, and the heights of the saddle tops above the bridge plate. I measured again after a couple of gigs - no change in the saddles, but both posts had dropped about 0.5mm.
So next time I change the strings I will apply some Blue Loctite. Trouble is I use Elixirs, and they last a very long time!
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Re: Mastery bridge issue...height screw slipping
Worth checking first that both of the required adjustments to the height posts have been correctly made, one with the medium allen wrench (5/64"), and one with the small allen wrench (0.050").
https://masterybridge.com/wp-content/up ... 3_15-1.pdf
https://masterybridge.com/wp-content/up ... 3_15-1.pdf
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