![]() ![]() If there are no springs already installed, you can install your "extra" spring in there to give you the flex and spring for the "bar-handle" to work properly. If you already have springs inside the cavity, the extra spring you have will let you add more tension to the bridge, but you probably won't need it. The springs hold tension on the bridge so you can tune it and play normally, but let the "whammy bar" stretch or release tension on the strings when you push or pull it. On the back of the guitar, there is a cover plate that covers the cavity where the springs are located that make the "whammy bar" work. If there are no threads, it will slip in and you will feel a "click" when it's in the proper position. Once is hits the bottom of the threads, back it off one turn and gravity will let it hang out of the way while you play. If your "handle" is threaded, stick the threaded end into the hole and rotate in a clockwise motion. ![]() ![]() Looking at the strings, there should be a hole to the right of the smallest string. The thing at the base of the strings is called a bridge. The "handle type thing" is a Tremolo or, more often referred to as a "whammy" bar. ![]()
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