Yamaha TRB Problems

[iamthewalrus]

Hiya,
This one's for all the Yamaha TRB owners on the forum, I'm wondering if I'm an isolated case or if anyone's had similar problems:

1) When I do a sring change, I always have trouble getting the B string to actually sit right in the slot (I'm putting the end of the string in the hole in the machine head, & then dong the string winding in the conventiaonal manner). When I'm doing the winding, the winding uncoils, & the only way I can resolve the issue is by pushing down really hard on the string in the machine head with my thumb while winding the string (I have to use a piece of paper or a dry cloth to cover my thumb while doing this). Is this a case of a duff machine head o is this the norm with all of the TRB's?

2) The pickups tend to get closer to the strings every so often, & I have to use a phillips to lower the pickups (they're humbuckers, not the P/J type on the early ones).


Can anyone help?

Cheers,
iamthewalrus.

[GreeneKing]

I've got a couple of TRBs at the moment and have no problems but, at the risk of being bleedin' cheeky, you are putting each winding on the post UNDER the 1st and not over it aren't you?

Peter

[iamthewalrus]

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='126255' date='Jan 23 2008, 04:33 PM']I've got a couple of TRBs at the moment and have no problems but, at the risk of being bleedin' cheeky, you are putting each winding on the post UNDER the 1st and not over it aren't you?

Peter[/quote]

Hiya,
Definitely putting it under. It's the way the string sits slightly proud of the to of the machine head after putting the end of the string in.

Cheers,
iamthewalrus.