Fender Telecaster Deluxe Owners Manual - Page 8

TELECASTER

DELUXE

ADJUSTMENT

—

TREMOLO

MODEL

NOTE:

The

plastic

plate

must

be

removed

from

the

back

of

the

body

in

order

to

make

the

adjustments.

In

the

tremolo

device

the

tension

of

the

guitar

strings

is

opposed

by

the

tension

of

the

tremolo

springs

(see

Figure

6).

The

tremolo

device

assumes

a

"center"

position

when

the

tension

of

the

strings

exactly

balances

the

tension

of

the

tremolo

springs.

When

properly

adjusted

the

tremolo

device

is

very

stable

and

should

not

require

readjustment

except

when

the

strings

are

changed

to

different

gages

than

the

originals.

This

changes

the

tension

of

the

strings

causing

the

tremolo

to

assume

a

different

"center"

position.

Readjustment

is

then

required

to

restore

the

original

"center"

position.

As

shown

in

Figure

6,

the

tremolo

is

properly

"centered"

when

the

tremolo

block

is

positioned

approximately

3/16"

away

from

one

wall

of

the

body

cutout

which

surrounds

the

block.

If

this

distance

is

less

than

3/16",

turn

the

two

tremolo

adjusting

screws

clockwise

(increasing

the

spring

tension).

If

the

distance

is

more

than

3/16",

turn

the

screws

counter

-clockwise

(decreasing

the

spring

tension).

NOTE:

All

Telecaster

guitars

are

factory

equipped

with

light

gage

strings

and

three

tremolo

springs.

If

standard

gage

strings

are

used

it

is

best

to

install

two

extra

tremolo

springs

(furnished)

and

readjust

the

spring

tension

as

required.

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