Launching my first business!!!

[gpro34]

cool!

[MCK]

I received my Stay Toon'd Tremolo Claw today! Thanks for a prompt shipment. It looks very well engineered and built. Also included was a nice Allen key to be used to adjust the inner claw which I thought was a nice touch. Great job!

Originally Posted by fumbler

I've always thought that claws should have that feature. Soldering to claws is always a royal PITA. Do you recommend crimping a grounding lug on the end of the wire? If so, you might want to include one in the package.

I fully agree with Fumbler. The grounding screw is a great inclusion in this product and throwing in a 5 cent grounding lug will make it a complete package.

I will install at the earliest opportunity and report back on my impressions. Either way it is an extremely well built claw which will add value to my guitar (in my own eyes if nothing else).

Thanks for making it. All the best

[burningyen]

I had the same skepticism that jeffkos did, but after thinking about it I could see how your device might work. I don't think your graph is right, though. In practice, I *think* this is the kind of behavior you see in springs (it's been decades since my mechanical and materials engineering classes):


Notice that the curve is steeper at the beginning, not flatter. So the low-tension springs should add a little extra resistance against string bends with the whammy at the zero point. The resistance curve will be asymmetrical around the zero point; the question is whether it's also discontinuous (like with a Tremsetter) or whether things happen smoothly enough that it's unnoticeable.

[pipedwho]

Bump. Any reviews yet on how it feels relative to a Tremsetter or other device with a 'zero' discontinuity?

[corn husk bag]

Any reviews?

Kind Regards,
Steve

[imastratoholic]

I'm with corn husk bag, I'd like to hear some first hand reviews. I'd also like to see the installation video, do you have a link for it?

[corn husk bag]

It is kind of strange that there are no reviews of this? I wonder what happened?

Kind Regards,
Steve

[simplecomplexity]

the review is 2 months overdue hehehe

[scottieL]

Hi guys, thanks for the renewed interest in the claw. The winter has been pretty rough on me on a number of fronts and I am just building up momentum again now. I will try to have the install video up by tomorrow.

As for reviews, all of them have been positive thus far, hopefully some of my customers could chime in here...

Some exciting things are happening right now, including a potential distribution partner and an endorsement! I'll fill in the details as they become concrete. My website will be getting a facelift over the next week as well.

Thanks!

[corn husk bag]

Hi Scottie,
Thanks for the update. Look forward to the video, and yes it would be great if your customers would chime in here. I for one am highly interested in this!

Kind Regards,
Steve

[scottieL]

The install video is now live! Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQK5aWGR8SQ

[corn husk bag]

Originally Posted by scottieL

The install video is now live! Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQK5aWGR8SQ

Hi Scott,
How much better is the tuning stability with your claw? Thanks for the video!

Kind Regards,
Steve

[tonecat]

I picked one up at the Vancouver Guitar Show last Sunday the build quality of the device is top notch
And I installed it last night and got it dialed in tonight. I am now able
to let my D string drone into the tuner while I drop my big E down to D
and the fretted or open D stays in pitch. It really does give hardtail type stability.
The trem arm feels good and I believe the reason the trem comes back to pitch so well is that the bridge stability(lack of unnecessary movement) means there is less sawing action (movement at the nut) so much less chance for it to go out of pitch. We tried to order 6 of these for the guitar shop I work at and
they wanted a minimum order of 20 which is unreasonable in these economic times. To be clear there is no minimum order requirements for retail customers
I like it and would be glad to sell them but the start up costs for a dealer at nearly $500
is way too much

[supercollider]

Pretty cool product! What material is the unit made of?

[tonecat]

Originally Posted by supercollider

Pretty cool product! What material is the unit made of?

I read in one of the statements from the designer that it was a type of stainless steel