my adjusters

[Matthew Tucker]

The adjusters on my bass consist of a threaded rod screwed into the upper part of the bridge, an aluminium disc that runs on the thread, and the rest of the thread sits in a hole in the foot.

The pressure is on the disk sitting on the foot.

This arrangement seems to work very well, and there is no risk of threads stripping or spoiling the wood.

But this arrangement never seems to be mentioned anywhere; most adjusters discussed appear to be in one piece and have threads that move in the wood itself. Which seems to be a weak point. to me.