Andy Eagle
Fractal Fanatic
Sorry
luckily it's out of stock... I rely on the hope to forget againSorry
Utter BS.Oh and if you can't get a Strandberg to stay in tune it's YOUR fault.
So are you saying Suhr is no longer made in USA?Let's also remember that Suhr and USA Fender just stoped writing "made in USA" on there instruments
Like always (I believe), Suhrs are built in the USA, but not all materials are sourced from the USA; woods, hardware, etc. Suhr changed the headstock engraving to comply with US law.So are you saying Suhr is no longer made in USA?
So you're saying they aren't allowed to write "made in the USA" because some components are sourced outside the US?Like always (I believe), Suhrs are built in the USA, but not all materials are sourced from the USA; woods, hardware, etc. Suhr changed the headstock engraving to comply with US law.
https://www.suhr.com/headstock-engraving/So you're saying they aren't allowed to write "made in the USA" because some components are sourced outside the US?
I guess if they're using a bridge made in Japan that kind of makes sense. Wood from outside the US makes no sense. Even in the US they don't grow their own trees (they don't "make" the wood).
Interesting, if that's the case.
Found this on the Suhr website (https://www.suhr.com/headstock-engraving/)So you're saying they aren't allowed to write "made in the USA" because some components are sourced outside the US?
I guess if they're using a bridge made in Japan that kind of makes sense. Wood from outside the US makes no sense. Even in the US they don't grow their own trees (they don't "make" the wood).
Interesting, if that's the case.
You beat me to it.
The wood is not part of the "made in USA" regulation but where it is cut is. The made in Japan Gotoh parts and the Korean Suhr tuners together with the other hardware suppliers eat in to the equation. Dropping the USA monica allows flexibility for the future. Same for USA Fender.So you're saying they aren't allowed to write "made in the USA" because some components are sourced outside the US?
I guess if they're using a bridge made in Japan that kind of makes sense. Wood from outside the US makes no sense. Even in the US they don't grow their own trees (they don't "make" the wood).
Interesting, if that's the case.
Have any of your Strandberg owners found a supplier for thrust bearings that fit?
I tried some F6-11M (6mm bore x 11mm OD) bearings from AliExpress. The inner diameter is perfect but the outer is slightly wide which is a problem for bearings on adjacent strings.
Thanks for checking, Will.Nope. I sized up the ones I have from my old Benton bridge and they are too big, probably 11mm version you have. Looks like the Strandberg is 9mm, I can't find anything with specs to fit. Which may explain Strandberg's continued use of a Teflon washer.
Thanks for checking, Will.
I did find some 6x10 bearings for RC Helicopters… for $17 each. Nope!
There are 5x10 bearings on Aliexpress but I am pretty sure that inner diameter is too small. Need to find my calipers.
Will do.Hey, let me know if you find any. Definitely an upgrade I want to make.
Will do.
I found these RC helicopter bearings that are about $50 for six shipped to the US. A bit more than I want to spend for an experiment.
https://webshop.rcsweden.com/en/helicopters/models/vario/parts/946-thrust-bearing-6x10mm.html
Pics !! it will be an easy fix . There's almost nothing to stop these guitar from stying in tune short of the way the string is clamped. The string MUST be in the centre of the clamp bolt and the tiny disc MUST be over the screw head, then the clamp body its self MUST be tight on the neck. At the other end the intonation bolt has to be tight to hold the tuner body from sliding forward . That is IT, the neck can't move at all they have pretty much no flex due to the truss rod type and carbon reinforcement . So unless you have installed a hing on the neck joint these things WILL fix it.Utter BS.