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B.C. Rich Widow WMD User Manual

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Step 4:

Now remove the bullet from the

saddle.

Step 5:

If you are replacing a broken string,

when you unlatch the pivoting saddle

there will be no tension on the string

to pull the pivoting saddle forward, so

you'll have to pivot the saddle forward

with your finger.

You can now remove the bullet on the

other end of the string from the nut

by simply sliding it out the back of the

nut.

Step 6:

If you try to release a saddle and pull back on the sliding latch and it won't

budge, release everything and start over making certain that you don't turn

the sliding latch sideways. If the sliding latch turns on its shaft, the safety catch

portion of the sliding latch will not line up properly with the safety catch

portion of the pivoting saddle and will cause binding.

The safety catch is there to prevent the string from accidentally releasing while

playing or changing strings.

Step 1:

To level the base plate, first take the

spring cover plate off the back of the

guitar.

Step 2:

Inside the spring cavity you should find

a tremolo stop.

SETTING UP THE SPEEDLOADER TREMOLO BRIDGE BASE

PLATE

The proper setup of the SpeedLoader Tremolo Bridge looks exactly like a

properly setup Original Floyd Rose Tremolo Bridge. By the way, the SpeedLoader

Tremolo will retrofit an Original Floyd quite easily.

The first thing you'll want to do is check to see if the top surface of the base

plate of the bridge is sitting parallel to the top surface of the guitar.

If the base plate appears to be tilted forward away from the top surface of the

guitar or tilted back closer to the top of the guitar, then an adjustment should

be made.

This is what the safety catch looks like up close. (see above)

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