pretty much the only one you could say. Still looking for one which goes in depth about the conversion from a vintage trem to a floyd, but I guess its pretty much the same method, starting with the right measurements, post alignment and so on
By far, NO VIDEO on the entire internet is so good and precise. My own templates need to be revised thanks for your incredible initiative. I've probably installed almost hundreds of Floyd Rose, on the old days "sans- internet". And that always was a nightmare. I had to figure it out by trial and error and, later, with some fellow luthiers (and lots of tests in plywood and later on my own guitars). Your system is precise and your explanations very thoughtful. I hope my customers understand now the cost of installing a Floyd, specially because the luthier can simply ruin the guitar. Wish I had seen this video 30 years ago. LOL. Keep up the excellent work. Cheers from Brazil, man.
Hi Rafael, Thank you so very much for your al to kind words. I really appreciate it. And I'm honoured to hear that even an experienced luthier got some useful information from my video. Thank you for sharing this with me. Greetings from the Netherland.
I love how you measure again and again, it makes me want to do it too! normally i measure twice and just use the "nah, looks good" but if i want to be a pro at this i should measure like you, thanks for the inspiration and have a great day!
Hi Martin, Thank you very much. I re-measure everything, sometimes a little to often so it takes me forever to do something. But it has prevented me from making mistakes. When you’re not sure... re-measure or check it. Good luck on making it a habit. Have a nice day.
The Schaller is the superior trem over the Floyd and Gotoh. 100%. Thank you for this extremely detailed video, precision is the key, and you provided the best example I can find. Absolute excellence. Instantly subscribed.
I'm learning a lot from your videos. I was thinking about this very topic, the Firebird body I bought comes pre routed and drilled for a tele but I'm using a roller bridge and a Bigsby. But dude, such a clean and organized workshop is the product of a sick mind.
Hi go2mikerenzi, Thank you. A clean and organized workshop is essential in my opinion. Especially a small workshop. It makes work so much easier and enjoyable. All it takes is a bit of discipline to tidy up every time you stop for the day.
I was looking for a how to rout for F R tremolo around 1:15 pm est and its now2:52am est and all but 2 hours of that time have been spent watching your guitar build videos.I am on my 1st body build(havnt tried the neck) just finishing it up.I also have very minimal tools my router being the main tool. I have to say you my friend are VERY SKILLED! I have to thank you for All the great things you show in your videos. Awesome Stuff. I look foward to learning more.I subbed and liked.
Hi Troy, Thank you very much! And have fun making your first guitar. Keep in mind that taking it slow and be as precise as possible is half the battle. And if you have any questions please let me know.
@@UnquendorGuitars So far all my questions have been answered in your videos,but I'm sure something will come up where I will ask.I have to say Thank you again.To answer any questions I might have would be fantastic. Your 1st bit of advise is the critical "take your time rule". That is the Best advise anyone has given me and to be honest I started this around March,its the only self advise Ive ever listened to this serious. Look foward to your videos. Peace! Oh Yeah YOUR GUITARS ARE AWESOME!!!
This is gonna be another piece of art. Can't wait to see the end result. You mentioned on facebook that it will get a purple finish. Never saw a purple dragon though. ;-)
Hey Richard Well... purple dragons are quite rare to be honest. Jokes aside, I'm planning to do a very very dark purple, almost black with a purple hue or sheen. I'm going to do some color testing real soon.
Dan, I love the schaller bridges & tailpieces. German guitar parts are made so nice i have them on all the guitars that i made. the floyd rose style bridge are made nice with the harden knife edge they last a lot longer. #12.
Hi Rich, You are right the Schaller hardware has a very high quality and I also love to use it on my guitars. That said, there are a couple of other brands I really like to use. Like Gotoh and Hipshot. The Hipshot fixed bridge for example is just amazing.
If you use the Stewmac fret calculator it gives you the dimension for various bridge pins and screws locations. It has Floyd which I assume is the same as Schaller.
Hi John, Thank you very much once again and you're very welcome. It's very motivating to read these kind of comments. And I'm glad you are getting some value from my videos. Again thank you, and I can't wait to see some footage from your latest build.
hi buddy i'm a beginner luthier from colombia and here its a little hard to find the tools for this type of jobs, i actually would like to see the router bit you use for the pick ups cavities, the one yous camera didn't record, jeje! i've build 4 guitars so far and for that part i've had to shape it with a chisel and sandpaper by hand, i've also considered to pay for a cnc cut but found that the designer charges a lot too for the vectors! so if i find that copying bit it would help a lot in my future builds! thanks a lot great job and videos
Hi Mauricio, It sounds hard not to have easy acces to the tools you want to use. The bit I used, at the point my camera decided it had enough, to tighten up the corners of the pickup cavities is a regular 1/4" cutting bit with a 1/4" shaft and a cutting depth of 16mm. I used the shaft of the bit as a substitute for the bearing to glide along the template. I recently uploaded a new pickup routing tutorial in which this is shown. Good luck on your builds.
@@UnquendorGuitars wonderful thanks, I actually saw another video where you showed that, but didn't understand all the característics of the bit, I have one of those but it's longer, so I need a shorter one jeje keep on building, great job nice guitars
Hi there! Very nice video. Can you please give me some measurements for placing the spring cavity template? Tou drill a hole thrue the body flush with the edge in the cavity for positioning the template. How many mm from that edge ( drilled hole to the upper edge of the spring cavity template. Hope you understand my q. One more q: are you marking the actual scale lengh 25” or do you compensate for intonation 25,5-0,5” = 25” Mike
Those router templates are awesome. Where can I get a set of those. Loved the video but couldn’t get my mind off those templates, I want to install a Floyd Rose on my American Strat but have always been too afraid of messing up my guitar, those templates would greatly help me out with that. Thanks again for the video.
Hi Regular Guy, I make these templates myself by hand and are unfortunately not for sale. I'm thinking about finding someone who can lasercut them for me so I can perhaps start selling them, but unfortunately I don't have the time to set it up.
Excellent video! Very well presented! I’m curious what protractor you are using. I really would love to get one. It makes centering up on a pencil line very clear to see. Can you please share who makes it?
Hello Daniel! thanks for the video. Do you think I can use that depth for a 1996T gotoh bridge? Have you used that bridge? Thanks for your answer, greetings from Chile!
Hi Eduardo, I'm not sure what depth you are referring to. I've used a Gotoh 1996T before, but if I recall it is not exactly the same as the Schaller bridges. And because every guitar is slightly different in string height and body thickness I recommend determining the required dimensions for each guitar separately.
Sit the floyd rose flat on the guitar body put a straight edge from the nut to the bridge on the floyd measure the height from the 12th fret to the straiaght edge deduct your required string height what is left is the plunge depth of the router add a little more for your wang bar movement and this should be pretty near . Hope this helps
Well that's a pretty good video i can say that i learned things that i don't know about installinging it. Is there any chances that you can share the measurments ? Like a pdf
Hi Pelinsu, Thank you very Much. Unfortunately I don't have the PDF in a presentable format. This is something I wish I had time for to do. Also the measurements needed to install a Floyd Rose style tremolo highly depend on the brand and model/type you are using as no two are exactly the same.
Hi Bruce, Thanks for the compliment. The protractor I use is made by Incra tools. I think you can find them at most good tool shops and web shops. Here’s a link to Amazon www.amazon.com/PROTRAC06-6-Inch-Precision-Marking-Protractor/dp/B00002255K They’re available in both imperial and metric. Have fun building your project.
Thanks a lot for this video! I will definitely use some of your approach in placing a Floyd Rose on my current project. Thought I was the only one that does quadruple re-measuring :). Is that a Dutch accent I hear :D
Hi Matthijs, Thank you and you're welcome. I can assure you you're not the only one and I feel there is nothing wrong with checking your work as often as possible. It has helped me to spot mistakes and rethink my choices on multiple occasions. I'm from the Netherlands so yes that's indeed a Dutch accent you hear.
Unfortunately I somewhat need to use both. A lot of ‘standard’ dimensions in guitars are in imperial but I’m used to working in metric. And because YT is an international platform I sometimes try to give dimensions in both systems.
Hi Alex, I'm sorry but I don't have a PDF available at the moment unfortunately. I'm thinking about making PDF files available one day, but I want them to be presentable and accurate. At the moment I just don't have the time to make it happen.
Hi Eddie, Thank you for the feedback. But may I ask what bothered you about the music? Was it the genre, volume, frequency or the presence of music as a whole? I like to hear from you so I can improve my future videos. Changing the music is something I’m currently working on already in my latest video. Again thank you for your feedback.
@@UnquendorGuitars Jajaja, No no, the music is good, maybe a little loud. But I meant that I was more interested in the music because of the melody that it played than because of anything else.
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you r a master luthier
Fantastic video! Best one I’ve seen this far on the subject. And impressive craftsmanship. Cheers from a north neighbor (Sweden)😊
Absolutely one of the best video made to learn in a serious and professional way how to install a Floyd Rose. Thank you !
Hey Miss Bargain,
Thank you very much for the compliment.
I'm glad you got some useful information from my video.
pretty much the only one you could say. Still looking for one which goes in depth about the conversion from a vintage trem to a floyd, but I guess its pretty much the same method, starting with the right measurements, post alignment and so on
Hi Dan. Would you consider making a tutorial on the way you designed these incredible templates? Did you use a cnc machine to cut them?
Amazing work! You inspired me to do this on my own guitar.
I really love your tools. That drill press and that protractor are both amazing tools.
By far, NO VIDEO on the entire internet is so good and precise. My own templates need to be revised thanks for your incredible initiative. I've probably installed almost hundreds of Floyd Rose, on the old days "sans- internet". And that always was a nightmare. I had to figure it out by trial and error and, later, with some fellow luthiers (and lots of tests in plywood and later on my own guitars). Your system is precise and your explanations very thoughtful. I hope my customers understand now the cost of installing a Floyd, specially because the luthier can simply ruin the guitar. Wish I had seen this video 30 years ago. LOL. Keep up the excellent work. Cheers from Brazil, man.
Besides, I wanna cry when I see this drill press you have in the Netherlands.... Brazilian tools, they are not poor. THEY ARE A SHAME. My goodness...
Hi Rafael,
Thank you so very much for your al to kind words. I really appreciate it.
And I'm honoured to hear that even an experienced luthier got some useful information from my video. Thank you for sharing this with me.
Greetings from the Netherland.
Just love your attention to detail
You are an outstanding human being and take extreme pride in craftsmanship. Thank you so much for breathing new life in to the craft.
Hi Michael,
Thank you very much for the huge compliments.
The best tutorial video I've seen. Thank you!!
Wow dude! That sure is a very nice workshop you have. All you work is also very impressive.
I love how you measure again and again, it makes me want to do it too! normally i measure twice and just use the "nah, looks good" but if i want to be a pro at this i should measure like you, thanks for the inspiration and have a great day!
Hi Martin,
Thank you very much.
I re-measure everything, sometimes a little to often so it takes me forever to do something. But it has prevented me from making mistakes.
When you’re not sure... re-measure or check it. Good luck on making it a habit.
Have a nice day.
best template that I've seen so far! I would love to buy a set or two.
Nice to see all this precision work! Well done Daniel!
Hey Ton,
I like to think the precision in the work is what makes my guitars preform the way they do.
And thank you once again for the compliment.
What a dream shop you have 🤤
Thank god I found a good video on this
Thank you for this! It is going to be very helpful for my first build when I get to this stage.
The Schaller is the superior trem over the Floyd and Gotoh. 100%. Thank you for this extremely detailed video, precision is the key, and you provided the best example I can find. Absolute excellence. Instantly subscribed.
HI B. Scott,
Thank you very much.
Looks great, I'm very excited to see the end result.
Thank you!
I can't wait either, but I have to be patient and don't rush it the final stages are just as importent as the first.
We'll get there.
I'm learning a lot from your videos. I was thinking about this very topic, the Firebird body I bought comes pre routed and drilled for a tele but I'm using a roller bridge and a Bigsby. But dude, such a clean and organized workshop is the product of a sick mind.
Hi go2mikerenzi,
Thank you.
A clean and organized workshop is essential in my opinion. Especially a small workshop. It makes work so much easier and enjoyable.
All it takes is a bit of discipline to tidy up every time you stop for the day.
I was looking for a how to rout for F R tremolo around 1:15 pm est and its now2:52am est and all but 2 hours of that time have been spent watching your guitar build videos.I am on my 1st body build(havnt tried the neck) just finishing it up.I also have very minimal tools my router being the main tool. I have to say you my friend are VERY SKILLED! I have to thank you for All the great things you show in your videos. Awesome Stuff. I look foward to learning more.I subbed and liked.
Hi Troy,
Thank you very much!
And have fun making your first guitar.
Keep in mind that taking it slow and be as precise as possible is half the battle.
And if you have any questions please let me know.
@@UnquendorGuitars So far all my questions have been answered in your videos,but I'm sure something will come up where I will ask.I have to say Thank you again.To answer any questions I might have would be fantastic. Your 1st bit of advise is the critical "take your time rule". That is the Best advise anyone has given me and to be honest I started this around March,its the only self advise Ive ever listened to this serious. Look foward to your videos. Peace!
Oh Yeah YOUR GUITARS ARE AWESOME!!!
Thank you so much I was looking for a video like this
Hi Planter Pot,
You're welcome. It's good to hear you got some useful information from my video.
This is gonna be another piece of art. Can't wait to see the end result. You mentioned on facebook that it will get a purple finish. Never saw a purple dragon though. ;-)
Hey Richard
Well... purple dragons are quite rare to be honest. Jokes aside, I'm planning to do a very very dark purple, almost black with a purple hue or sheen.
I'm going to do some color testing real soon.
Nice work dan
Hi Jessi,
Thanks!
The Rail Tail is a great unit too. drops into a normal route such as a strat route pocket.
Dan, I love the schaller bridges & tailpieces. German guitar parts are made so nice i have them on all the guitars that i made. the floyd rose style bridge are made nice with the harden knife edge they last a lot longer. #12.
Hi Rich,
You are right the Schaller hardware has a very high quality and I also love to use it on my guitars.
That said, there are a couple of other brands I really like to use. Like Gotoh and Hipshot. The Hipshot fixed bridge for example is just amazing.
This is great and very helpfull. Thanks mate :)
Hi Krysztof,
Thank you and you're welcome.
I'm glad you found some useful information.
Thank you
Hi XGCPolaris,
You're welcome!
StewMac’s fretposition calculator calculates also the position of the pivot holes according to the scale length
If you use the Stewmac fret calculator it gives you the dimension for various bridge pins and screws locations. It has Floyd which I assume is the same as Schaller.
Another fantastic video! I am learning so much from watching you so thank you!
Hi John,
Thank you very much once again and you're very welcome.
It's very motivating to read these kind of comments. And I'm glad you are getting some value from my videos.
Again thank you, and I can't wait to see some footage from your latest build.
Oh.. I responded with my private account.. ah well.
Thank you John..
Daniël van Veen absolutely! Please keep going!
I'll do my best. Already thinking on what kind of video to do when this build is done.
Unquendor Guitars now you have the TH-cam problem lol.
Just ran across this. Awesome! Your template set, do you offer it for sale, or the diagram to make it?
Great video! How long is the compartment for the spring and how far goes it to the front of the guitar?
hi buddy i'm a beginner luthier from colombia and here its a little hard to find the tools for this type of jobs, i actually would like to see the router bit you use for the pick ups cavities, the one yous camera didn't record, jeje! i've build 4 guitars so far and for that part i've had to shape it with a chisel and sandpaper by hand, i've also considered to pay for a cnc cut but found that the designer charges a lot too for the vectors! so if i find that copying bit it would help a lot in my future builds! thanks a lot great job and videos
Hi Mauricio,
It sounds hard not to have easy acces to the tools you want to use.
The bit I used, at the point my camera decided it had enough, to tighten up the corners of the pickup cavities is a regular 1/4" cutting bit with a 1/4" shaft and a cutting depth of 16mm. I used the shaft of the bit as a substitute for the bearing to glide along the template.
I recently uploaded a new pickup routing tutorial in which this is shown.
Good luck on your builds.
@@UnquendorGuitars wonderful thanks, I actually saw another video where you showed that, but didn't understand all the característics of the bit, I have one of those but it's longer, so I need a shorter one jeje keep on building, great job nice guitars
Nice!!!
Hi Julian,
Thanks!
Molto bravo 👍👍
Hi Giovanni,
Grazie!
I shee...thats how we do it!!!
Hi there!
Very nice video.
Can you please give me some measurements for placing the spring cavity template?
Tou drill a hole thrue the body flush with the edge in the cavity for positioning the template.
How many mm from that edge ( drilled hole to the upper edge of the spring cavity template. Hope you understand my q.
One more q: are you marking the actual scale lengh 25” or do you compensate for intonation 25,5-0,5” = 25”
Mike
Those router templates are awesome. Where can I get a set of those. Loved the video but couldn’t get my mind off those templates, I want to install a Floyd Rose on my American Strat but have always been too afraid of messing up my guitar, those templates would greatly help me out with that. Thanks again for the video.
Hi Regular Guy,
I make these templates myself by hand and are unfortunately not for sale.
I'm thinking about finding someone who can lasercut them for me so I can perhaps start selling them, but unfortunately I don't have the time to set it up.
Excellent video!
Very well presented!
I’m curious what protractor you are using. I really would love to get one. It makes centering up on a pencil line very clear to see. Can you please share who makes it?
Hi Donald.
It's made by Incra and available in both Metric and Imperial.
I also think Crimson Guitars makes their own version/copy.
Hello Daniel! thanks for the video. Do you think I can use that depth for a 1996T gotoh bridge? Have you used that bridge?
Thanks for your answer, greetings from Chile!
Hi Eduardo,
I'm not sure what depth you are referring to.
I've used a Gotoh 1996T before, but if I recall it is not exactly the same as the Schaller bridges. And because every guitar is slightly different in string height and body thickness I recommend determining the required dimensions for each guitar separately.
@@UnquendorGuitars Ok Daniel, thanks for your help! keep rocking!
Sit the floyd rose flat on the guitar body put a straight edge from the nut to the bridge on the floyd measure the height from the 12th fret to the straiaght edge deduct your required string height what is left is the plunge depth of the router add a little more for your wang bar movement and this should be pretty near . Hope this helps
Well that's a pretty good video i can say that i learned things that i don't know about installinging it. Is there any chances that you can share the measurments ? Like a pdf
Hi Pelinsu,
Thank you very Much.
Unfortunately I don't have the PDF in a presentable format. This is something I wish I had time for to do.
Also the measurements needed to install a Floyd Rose style tremolo highly depend on the brand and model/type you are using as no two are exactly the same.
Great video! I'm going to try this on a project guitar. Question for you...I want one of your metal protractors, where did you get it? Thank you!
Hi Bruce,
Thanks for the compliment.
The protractor I use is made by Incra tools. I think you can find them at most good tool shops and web shops.
Here’s a link to Amazon www.amazon.com/PROTRAC06-6-Inch-Precision-Marking-Protractor/dp/B00002255K
They’re available in both imperial and metric.
Have fun building your project.
Thanks a lot for this video! I will definitely use some of your approach in placing a Floyd Rose on my current project. Thought I was the only one that does quadruple re-measuring :).
Is that a Dutch accent I hear :D
Hi Matthijs,
Thank you and you're welcome.
I can assure you you're not the only one and I feel there is nothing wrong with checking your work as often as possible. It has helped me to spot mistakes and rethink my choices on multiple occasions.
I'm from the Netherlands so yes that's indeed a Dutch accent you hear.
Can i order template like that from you please ? Beause im so scared from making it alone and frick something on my body .
Should sell templates. :)
I want to buy this template. Make them and sell them?
Can you do a kahler routing video if you ever come across a job?
Hi Brayden.
When and if that ever happens I will.
What is the model and name of the machine your using for routing the back cavity
Hi Rattlehead2324,
I'm using a Triton MOF001 handheld router with a variety of guide bushes.
Maybe IT could be An Idea tot stick tot mm of inches?
Unfortunately I somewhat need to use both. A lot of ‘standard’ dimensions in guitars are in imperial but I’m used to working in metric. And because YT is an international platform I sometimes try to give dimensions in both systems.
U can make a pdf or a image for The templates pls? I want to put Floyd Rose to MY guitar and i have the same bridge as you
Hi Alex,
I'm sorry but I don't have a PDF available at the moment unfortunately.
I'm thinking about making PDF files available one day, but I want them to be presentable and accurate.
At the moment I just don't have the time to make it happen.
@@UnquendorGuitars ok thx
I bought that same drill press and am very disappointed. The chuck wiggles and it is impossible to drill precision holes.
Bwst video on this
Great video man! I would give a 10/10 if you did not use pickup frames.
Hi Abner,
Thank you very much!
It may be due to my defect as a musician but I was almost more aware of the music than the video.
Hi Eddie,
Thank you for the feedback.
But may I ask what bothered you about the music?
Was it the genre, volume, frequency or the presence of music as a whole?
I like to hear from you so I can improve my future videos.
Changing the music is something I’m currently working on already in my latest video.
Again thank you for your feedback.
@@UnquendorGuitars Jajaja, No no, the music is good, maybe a little loud. But I meant that I was more interested in the music because of the melody that it played than because of anything else.
Thank you for the reply.
I’m glad to hear you liked both the video and the music.
very useful video,,,,,thanks...
for your template use wood glue with water mix,,,and paint the template,,,,then it will be hard