Some of you remember my old Explorer. I don't play er much because the Kahler is in terrible shape. So, I googled 'Kahler Replacement Parts' and found Wammiworld.com.
They hooked me up with a new stringlock (behind the nut) because my E was always slipping out of the clamp and going out of tune. New clamp = problem solved
I got some new springs because she didn't always come back to tune, I'd have to give her a quick pull up to return to tune. New springs = problem solved...or so I thought.
They told me to clean out the rollers so that they 'spin'. Two of my 30 year old rollers didn't turn anymore, which ain't good
So, I used my neighbor's toothbrush to clean out the rollers until they all turned again. That worked for a short while but, I knew I needed to replace those rollers, so I bought some teflon rollers (they're like glass) and they are just what I needed. She comes right back to tune now and the new rollers are a bit brighter, like new strings.
Quick aside: all the bridge saddles are held onto the trem via a long pin that runs through them. When I removed the pin, I picked up the saddles in a wad and thought 'oh shite, I don't know what order they were in'
So, I eyeballed them into place. I took a second look and thought, these two need to switch places...so I did it, and looked again.
Strung her up, tuned her, checked the intonation (I nailed it, every saddle was in the right spot
) and I have my old friend back.