Raw Vintage Springs

Raw Vintage Springs

Here is the ad copy from their site.

The wear and tear of parts from vintage guitars that were manufactured few decades ago can cause functionality problems. What vintage guitar users fear the most when these parts need to be replaced is if it will cause the sound to change significantly.

RVTS-1 (5-pc set)
Wire Diameter : 1.3mm
Overall Diameter : 8.86mm
Nickel Plated
MSRP: $27.00/set

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Tremolo Spring is a part just as vital as the saddle and they are responsible for the fat sound of the 50's and 60's Stratocaster. Most newly manufactured springs have different characteristics from the vintage. They are hard with strong tension. 
As one of the raw vintage product, we researched the vintage and matched the tension of the spring. And with the prerequisite of using 5 or 4 springs together, we were able to achieve superb torque feel and stabilized arming that were made possible from the difference in weight and contraction percentage. And with the increased weight, we were able to create Fat Tone.
These can be used as a replacement parts for the new reissued guitars, enabling their owners to enjoy the characteristic closer to the original.

We recommend you to use this in set of 5

Clicking that BUY NOW button takes you here - Prosound Communications Inc,
I found them for $17 elsewhere online.


I usually am of the mind that things outside the pickups & tone circuit have very little bearing on the sound of my guitar.
I do believe that there are differences, but I think for the most part, we humans can't hear them, or if we can hear them then have trouble distinguishing one from another.
All things being subjective; there was a piece in the NYTimes by Nicholas Wade;
In Classic vs. Modern Violins, Beauty Is in Ear of the Beholder


"...and had them compare three high-quality modern violins with a Guarneri and two Stradivari instruments...."
"Despite a general belief among violinists that Stradivari and Guarneri violins are tonally superior, the participants in Dr. Fritz’s test could not reliably distinguish such instruments from modern violins. Only 8 of the 21 subjects chose an old violin as the one they’d like to take home. In the old-to-new comparison, a Stradivarius came in last and a new violin as the most preferred."


Fascinating stuff...

Back to my tremolo.
I had purchased a set of these five springs once before and liked the effect. The idea behind them is five springs instead of the OEM supplied three. But each of the supplied springs are softer, less tension. The claw got tightened a bit to pull the bridge closer to the body.

There was a distinct difference in the timbre of the harmonics. Normal adjectives and descriptors would include, bell like, chime,  clarity, ring,  The pickups needed adjusting after the springs pulled the bridge closer to the body.
This should be voodoo.
This should be a placebo effect.

If I am wrong about this, what other bits of hardware have a profound effect?
Many of the suggestions to improve tone are voodoo. I heard nothing after removing the back cover, although other people will swear by this.
The world is full of myth and most people buy in at a cheap price. So my inner cynic strikes first.

But if this is something, then new worlds have just opened.

The operation of the trem arm is as planned, easier to break the body at rest and set the bridge in motion. It feels smoother.

But now, even more so than yesterday, I love this thing. The sound is so close.