Herman Li EDGE III Service Manual
Edge III tremolo bridge
■ Overview ■ Rear
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knife edge
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saddle lock bolt
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string holder block
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tremolo arm socket
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ATTACHING THE TREMOLO ARM
① The tremolo arm employs a snap-in/snap-out design. Hold the corner of
the tremolo arm, and press it fi rmly into the arm socket of the base plate.
※ The tremolo arm of the EDGE III Herman Li Ver. installed on the EGEN8 is a
screw-in type.
After inserting the tremolo arm into the arm socket, rotate it to fasten it in
place.
② To adjust the tightness of the tremolo arm, use an HEX key wrench (2 mm) to adjust
the torque adjustment screw via the adjustment hole on the side of the tremolo
block.
Tightening the torque adjustment screw clockwise will make the tremolo arm
tighter; loosing the screw will make the arm looser.
③ To adjust the height of the tremolo arm, remove the tremolo spring cover on the
back of the guitar and use an HEX key wrench (3 mm) to turn the height adjustment
screws located on the bottom of the tremolo block. Tightening the screws clockwise
will increase the height.
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string stopper bolt
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fi ne tuning bolt
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tremolo spring
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spring lock
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Memo
• In addition to the one described above, the tremolo arm also has a torque adjustment screw located at
the bottom of the tremolo block.
The torque adjustment screw at the bottom of the tremolo block is already adjusted when the guitar is
shipped from the factory; if it should require adjustment, remove the tremolo unit from the guitar and
then adjust the screw.
• Before attaching the tremolo arm, make sure that the torque adjustment screw has not come loose or fallen out.
ADJUSTING THE TREMOLO ATTACHMENT ANGLE
The tremolo attachment angle is adjusted by changing the balance
between the string tension and the tension of the tremolo springs
installed on the back of the guitar body. You’ll obtain the optimal
performance by adjusting this so that the tremolo is approximately
horizontal to the surface of the guitar body.
① With the guitar tuned correctly, check the angle of the tremolo.
If the tremolo is tilted toward the front, insert a Philips screwdriver through
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the slit in the tremolo spring cover on the back of the body, and tighten the
screw to increase the tension of the tremolo springs.
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If the tremolo is tilted toward the rear, loosen the screw to decrease the ten-
sion of the tremolo springs.
※ The tremolo angle adjustment will aff ect the tuning, because the balance of tension between the strings and the
springs will change each time you adjust the tension of the tremolo springs. You’ll need to tune repeatedly while
making this adjustment.
TREMOLO SPRINGS
When the guitar is shipped from the factory, it is set up with three tremolo springs installed in parallel.
If the balance of tension between the strings and the tremolo springs has changed signifi cantly, such as
when you’ve switched string gauges or are using a dropped tuning, you may need to change the number of
tremolo springs or change the way in which they are installed.
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① Use a Philips screwdriver to remove the spring lock.
② If you want to increase the tension, install the outer two tremolo springs
diagonally.
③ If you want to decrease the tension, remove the center tremolo spring.
If you want to install four or more tremolo springs, attach them using
the screw holes that were being used to attach the spring lock. (It will
no longer be possible to attach the spring lock.)
Memo
• Loosen the strings suffi ciently before you install or remove tremolo springs.
Be aware that if you remove all of the springs, the tremolo unit will detach from the guitar.
• To reattach the tremolo, insert the knife edge of the tremolo securely into the groove of the stud bolts,
and then install the tremolo springs.
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