1989 Squier II Stratocaster rides again

I lubricated all the screws with some bar soap, then installed the two end screws for hole 1 and hole 6. No problem. They went right in. I then went ahead and put in screws 2, 3, 4 and 5 about 75% of the way. Doing this allows me to set the bridge float the way I want, and once set, I can then tighten down the other screws.

On the back, I used the new claw springs but kept the original 1989 claw and claw screws.

After doing that I adjusted the saddles, set intonation and did the other basic guitar setup stuff...

...and it all worked. I finally have my '89 Squier Strat back in action again with a proper trem system that is correct for the guitar. And no new mods were needed to do it.

Published 2019 Nov 26