Damaged knife edge on ibanez edge

[Fuzzywuzzy]

I am such an idiot. I damaged my ibanez edge trem knife edge.

Here's what happened. I removed the trem to clean it up, when I placed it back into position, It probably wasn't back in it's original perfect position. Then when I started tightening the strings, There was a sudden jerk, the bridge jerked and shifted back to it's original position. I thought nothing of it until I realized that the guitar wouldn't stay in tune anymore.

When I dive down, it stays flat and when I dive up, it stays sharp. So I removed the bridge and holy shit, there is a small dent on the knife edge.

What does this mean for me? Do I have to replace the whole bridge or can I file the dented part down? Or are there other options?

Would appreciate any help! Thanks!

 

[subversion]

which edge model is this?

 

[mightyboy88]

dents on the knife edge are pretty common on floating systems. You could file it to attain better accuracy but if you make it too sharp you are likely to cause a dent on it when you use the trem next time also.

you can probably try to put some lube onto the knife edge to allow it to return to accuracy better. i guess the graphite lubes will be great for this purpose but it could be a little expensive. Rich from ibanezrules.com is kinda like a guru with ibanez trems and he suggests chapstick lip balm as the lubricant, however those are not available in singapore last i checked, wonder if any other brand of lip balm can achieve the same effect.

Dont fret because the tuning problem may not be related to dent at all.

Floating trems really have to be extremely well balanced to work. When you remove the trem and put it back the balance will be up setted as springs, strings etc are not fully stretched out etc

Try to follow the setup tips on http://www.ibanezrules.com/tech/setup/index.htm

especially with the part of tuning your guitar using his method and locking the nuts using his method

if you still have a problem with tuning then you could look into troubleshooting for the exact problem. in your case it could well lightly be the dent on the knife edge

in that case you could probably try to follow his tutorial on filling the knife to salvage the problem

Good luck bro

 

[Fuzzywuzzy]

which edge model is this?

it is the original edge bridge from ibanez

 

[Fuzzywuzzy]

Thanks for the advise mightyboy, I will trying adding some vaseline to the knife edges. I believe i have gone through the other steps mentioned on the website already

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Thanks for the advise mightyboy, I will trying adding some vaseline to the knife edges. I believe i have gone through the other steps mentioned on the website already

 

[mightyboy88]

it is the original edge bridge from ibanez

this bridge is supposed to be the best. and i think it is also pretty hard to replace in terms of drop in replacements like original floyd rose or gotoh

i think u should see how the vaseline fix works first, if not then i guess filing is the way to go, good luck !

 

[subversion]

it is the original edge bridge from ibanez

em... Edge? Lo-Pro Edge? Edge III? etc...?

 

[Fuzzywuzzy]

em... Edge? Lo-Pro Edge? Edge III? etc...?

Sorry, i dont know. Online just states edge bridge. Its not the lo-pro edge, edge III or anything else. Just edge.

 

[Nicholasim]

Think he is referring to the original edge tremolo like on my RG570

 

[subversion]

then it's just 'Edge'... the 'original' is not necessary i'm asking because, if there is a need for an entire replacement, some cost considerations could be factored in- the entire assembly replacement is rather costly & those Edge variations don't sport the same price across the range.

 

[Nicholasim]

Oh i see haha. Anyway there is a shop which you mentioned that sells ibanez replacement parts right? Im guessing replacing the bridge with a new edge tremolo is going to cost a few hundred.

Hope all goes well TS. Let us know the outcome.

 

[mightyboy88]

I dont think there are replacements for that model also.

But the original edge bridge is reputed to be one of the finest ever made by ibanez so i guess if your reparation is done well you still should end up with a pretty good trem.

 

[relinquish69]

what model is your Ibanez guitar?

can we please have a picture of your bridge? I would like to see the angle of it.

IMO a small little dent does not really affect the stability. However if we are talking about an original edge that was in the guitar for more than 20 years, I think the little dent should have been there a long time ago and not caused by that "slamming" effect.

most of my guitars are equipped with floating bridges and I'm very familiar with floating bridges. as long as I can get the answers for the first 2 questions above, I can help you from there.