Designing the tremolo of Brian May's Red Special
Dimensions
Knife-Edge
| Original | New | |
| Width | ?mm | 43mm |
| Depth | ?mm | 3mm |
| Length | ?mm | 61mm |
| Knife-Edge Width | ?mm | 5mm |
| Knife-Edge Angle | ? | 30° |
Tremolo Block
| Original | New | |
| Width | ?mm | 9mm |
| Depth | ?mm | 33mm |
| Length | ?mm | 91mm |
Bolt Retainer
| Original | New | |
| Width | ?mm | ?mm |
| Depth | ?mm | ?mm |
| Length | ?mm | ?mm |
Notes
- The knife-edge itself can be either hardened steel or stainless steel, but greatly depends on the material of the tremolo block.
- The tremolo block can be either mild-steel or stainless steel, but greatly depends on the material of the knife-edge.
- The knife-edge has to be 'harder' than the tremolo block.
- If the knife-edge is stainless steel then the tremolo block can simply be mild-steel.
- If the knife-edge is hardened steel then the tremolo block can be stainless steel.
- There are a few different ways in which to mount the tremolo unit (I will describe a few of them later).
- Preferably the bolts should have a hexagonal recess to be able to change the tension of the tremolo unit.