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Tremolo Routing

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Tremolo "Vintage":         Tremolo "Standard":
..o..o..o..o..o...o...      .....O.......O.....
ModellE/eHolesHole DistanceHole Ø
Mexico Strat52,4 mm (2 1/16)652,4 mm (2 1/16)3 mm (1/8″)
Vintage56,36 mm (2 7/32″)655,9 mm (2.2″)3 mm (1/8″)
American Standard52,83 mm (2.08″)255,9 mm (2.2″)9,5 mm (.375″)
Floyd Rose (“recessed”)53 mm (2-3/32″)274 mm (2.913″)9,91 mm (.390″)
Schaller 200053,5 mm256 mm10 mm
Schaller vintage53,5 mm274,3 mm10 mm
Wilkinson (“recessed”)54 mm (2-1/8″)255,9 mm (2.2″)9,7 mm (.382″)
Updated on July 8, 2025

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