Does anyone just sell a piece of wood that will block a Strat tremelo?

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It's hard to search for this because there is an extant part of the bridge that's called the tremelo block, and most search results are for that part, or just tell you to cut a piece of wood to fit.

Inasmuch as I don't have a workbench with lumber and saws and files and whatnot here in my demiurban apartment, I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of someone who just sells this sort of thing pre-made.

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 19:24 (eighteen years ago)

I used to use a folded up piece of construction paper.

― stoked for the madness (nickalicious), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 19:33 (eighteen years ago)

Enter the bronze age of trem-blocking: http://www.tremol-no.com/

― hearditonthexico (rogermexico), Wednesday, 22 November 2006 22:03 (eighteen years ago)

I used a pad of Post-It notes folded in half to block mine. I kept taking off sheets until I had it the right width. It seems to have worked ok.

― Earl Nash (earlnash), Thursday, 23 November 2006 00:10 (eighteen years ago)

Are you having troubles with string bending altering other played notes, or are you just not using the trem and wanting to keep it out of your way?

― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Thursday, 23 November 2006 00:29 (eighteen years ago)

1. Don't use it.

2. Hate the havoc it plays with tuning and restringing.

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Thursday, 23 November 2006 02:24 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

I put one of these in my Strat and it was well worth it:
http://www.callahamguitars.com/blocks.htm

― Chris Barrus (Elvis Telecom), Friday, 14 November 2008 22:03 (sixteen years ago)

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