LockMeister® 6

Schaller LockMeister™ Tremolo - beyond your expectations  

Since its debut in 2012, the Schaller LockMeister became the most advanced locking tremolo, designed, engineered & 100 % Made in Germany. As the sole manufacturer of the world‘s most renowned double locking tremolo we felt it was time to push the envelope for the LockMeister™ Tremolo.

The new LockMeister system can now be adapted to different fingerboard radii. While locking nuts (R2/R3) were previously only available with 10″ and tremolos with 12″, there are now 5 different locking nut radii and 4 different tremolo radii to choose from. 

The flowing transition from a strongly curved fingerboard in the lower registers to a flatter radius in the higher registers can now be realized exclusively with the new LockMeister system.

You can choose between:

• 4 x LockMeister Tremolos with fixed bridge radii: 10″, 12″, 14″ and 16″

• 5 x LockMeister Locking Nuts: 8″, 10″, 12″, 14″ and 16″

Special features:

• The string saddles are now adjusted in height to the tremolo radius – no more washers on the bottom
• String saddles milled from one piece of steel, with closed bottom (no cover plates) for optimum hold on the base plate
• Optimized tailpiece shape 
• For longer playing time without retuning

 Technical specifications

• Distance height adjustment screws: 74.3 mm according to international standards (sometimes only 74mm, it is identical)
• Size press-in bushing: 10 mm
• String spacing E-e: 54 mm
• Slideway intonation 8.5 mm
• Weight: 442 g with block length 37 mm
• Maximum string gauge: 0.080" / 2,03 mm
• Tremolo radii: 10", 12", 14" and 16"
• Tremolo block: with 3 fixing screws at a distance of 17 mm, material brass.
• Locking nut radii 8″, 10″, 12″, 14″ and 16″, in widths R2 (41.4 mm) und R3 (42.9 mm)

Scope of supply

• 1 x locking nut complete with 2 pairs of mounting screws
• 1 x string retainer with mounting screws 2.2 x 16 mm
• 1 x tremolo claw complete with mounting screws 4.2 x 45 mm and 3 tremolo springs
• 2 x mounting studs M7 x 0,5 with 2 threaded bushings diameter 10 mm
• 3 x allen keys (2.0/2.5/3.0 mm)
• 1 Tremoloblock according to selected length

Together with the 5 new locking nut radii, it can now be customized on different fingerboards. Whether straight or compound radius, with a total of 14 combinations, the new LockMeister system offers a wide range of possibilities. This ensures better playability and more fun while playing the guitar.  

Every single part is manufactured with the highest precision at Schaller on CNC machines, for brilliant and precise surfaces and a long service life!

About guitar neck profiles and playability

The neck profile, your own hand, and the fretboard radius determine comfort and playability. A rounder fingerboard conforms more to the natural curvature of the fingers, which is ideal for playing in lower registers, such as chords and barré grips. A flat radius provides a more even playing surface, ideal for bending and faster vertical playing in higher registers, which is often preferred for solos.

PDF-file Download: technical drawings (without engagement)

• Technical drawing Schaller LockMeister® 6 tremolo system for electric guitar_1301
• Technical drawing Schaller LockMeister® Nut R2_1312_R2
  
• Technical drawing Schaller LockMeister® Nut R3_1312_R3
  
• Technical drawing tremoloblock replacement_2015
  

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