Floyd posts in old Kramers

[guitarmike]

I had a 1987 Kramer Pacer and the Floyd posts wore out the hole they were in and tilted forward as you'd expect. I just saw another Kramer on Ebay with the same issue. Is that a common problem with wooden bodies of the type Kramer Pacers were made out of? When you think about it, the posts are really just wood screws. I did see a Squire Strat that someone put a Floyd on have the same problem but I attested that to a poor install. Any thoughts?

 

[Rdodson]

Mine blew out - 82 Pacer

 

[Chris6870]

That's why they went to the pressed in bushing style that is used today.

 

[AndyK]

I remember sending my new Charvel back to the factory because the Floyd posts were leaning. They called the bushings "Jackson upgrade posts". This was in '86.

 

[RG955TT]

My Kramer too...

 

[guitarmike]

The guy on Ebay said his posts were leaning for 15 years so he lowered the price a little.

The screw straight into wood doesn't seem like it will hold up long.

 

[dpeterson]

Kramers were mostly basswood, which is a soft wood as far as woods go. It's easy to just buy the press in bushings and replace the wood posts.

 

[zz666]

I have an original Baretta, posts have not moved.
This guitar is as heavy as a Les Paul, big fat tone, what wood were they made of, maple?

 

[OUTLAW1969]

A lot of the older guitars that had top mounted Floyds, which utilized the wood screws directly into the top, had this problem. The solution could be drilling larger holes to retro-fit the bushings, or plug with hardwood dowels, and re-drill for the original wood screws.

 

[rcm78]

I have an original Baretta, posts have not moved.
This guitar is as heavy as a Les Paul, big fat tone, what wood were they made of, maple?

Yours was probably made of maple.

 

[rcm78]

Kramers were mostly basswood, which is a soft wood as far as woods go. It's easy to just buy the press in bushings and replace the wood posts.

Import Focus models were basswood, and alder. Strikers were plywood.

American Series pacers and barettas were Poplar, and Maple.

American Series Stagemasters were Alder and Mahogany.

American Series Nightswans were Mahogany.