Hohner Profesional ST Lead 1988 repair of tremolo.
The first 7 pictures are the guitar as it looked when I received it.
The glossy screw seen at the center of the rear edge of the vibrator is the locking screw that blocks the vibrator.
The old string is cut and the guitar removed.
The trolley is disassembled, it is seen that the springs are missing and the spring holder is skewed.
The electronics seem to be fine.
The 2 singlecoil PUs are very similar to the Fender Mexico standard PUs.
The Frets are incredibly well maintained with no visible wear.
The body is of solid Elletwood and is similar to all other strat models.
The string holder is aligned so that it is perpendicular to the base plate and a set of springs is mounted.
To prevent the spring holder from being skewed again,
a support bracket is mounted at the bottom of the cutter.
A discarded solid brass door handle could be used to cut a console.
The coarsely formed bracket as it is thought to be located at the bottom of the milling.
The bracket is screwed into the milling so that there is precisely space between
the bracket and the milling for the spring holder.
The first springs were shortened once, then replaced with a more powerful type,
which was shortened 3 times before an acceptable slope on the vibrator
when the guitar was tuned.
The guitar is now in tune on all 6 strings and the vibrator works,
despite all the statements on the net that this vibrator could be abandoned.
The neck is straightened and the string height is in my taste actually too low.
(1.7mm on the deep "E" string) So I'll probably raise it a bit.