De-Hardtailing a Hard-tailed Strat

[Bombadil]

I know it is a question of loosening the screws in the back, but my question is: once the bridge raises a bit off the body, will the intonation need to re-set?

Thanks.

PS, my luthier friend hardtailed it when he did the setup about 9 years ago. Now I wanna wammy.

[BertKoor]

I dunno what you're scared of. I readjust the intonation whenever switching to another type of strings. Not easy on my Floyd Rose system, with the hex screws right beneath the strings. But still, it's worth doing.

[Bombadil]

Just a question of actually finding the little hex wrench before I start.

[lfm]

Before you do intonation setup floating maybe like this
https://youtu.be/7luUzgDwwcs

It's enough for that movement to ruin intonation as well as action height.
Personally I don't use method for action like in video, but feeler gauge adding blades to the action I have that works, and then get the same after floating is in place.

I also found that new springs stretch over time a bit, and claw needs readjustment after a year or so.

A good way to adjust claw on both treble and bass side is to also have a feeler guage and found one gauge that just about enters between spring spiral on one side, then adjust bass side to give same distance. That is optimum.

[Bombadil]

Thanks!

[Negoba]

I read the title and thought you we going to take a router to a strat.

I assume you always had the option to bend down with the bar but couldn't pull up?

[Bombadil]

No, it won't go in either direction because the bridge is flush against the body. That is what I am changing, simply by releasing the tension of the springs in back. Which will raise the bridge slightly off the guitar, hence my question about intonation.
I find doing the adjustments on Fender saddles fiddly, and I am not sure where the correct hex wrench is right now.

[The Noodlist]

I read the title and thought you we going to take a router to a strat.

I assume you always had the option to bend down with the bar but couldn't pull up?

I thought the same, deck it, more stability.

[donkey tugger]

I find doing the adjustments on Fender saddles fiddly, and I am not sure where the correct hex wrench is right now.

I bought one of these a few years back - marvellous!

https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-B ... l-Red/20J9

[Bombadil]

If I needed it, looks good. I have a couple of those Fender Allen keys. Just have to find them. They're likely amongst my other guitar Allen keys.