^ '1954 Limited Edition Stratocaster Owner's Manual (Catalog Copy)'.'IN PRAISE OF: The Fender Stratocaster | IN PRAISE OF: The Fender Stratocaster'. 'ART/ARCHITECTURE Strummed by One Hand, Sculptured by Another'. ![]() The Black Strat, Dave Gilmour's Strat, sold at auction in 2019 for $3,975,000.Many Stratocaster players opt to tighten the springs (or even increase the number of springs used) so that the bridge is firmly anchored against the guitar body: in this configuration, the vibrato arm can still be used to slacken the strings and therefore lower the pitch, but it cannot be used to raise the pitch (a configuration sometimes referred to as 'dive-only'). As the bridge floats, the instrument has a tendency to go out of tune during double-stop string bends. Leo insisted it leave the factory floating (raised up in the back) while designer Freddie Tavares preferred it tightened flush for full bridge plate/body contact resonance. While the floating bridge has unique advantages for wavering pitch upwards (like Jeff Beck), the functionality of the 'floating' has been widely accepted, yet disputed by some musicians. ![]() As the average gauge has decreased over the years, modern Stratocasters are equipped with three springs as a stock option in order to counteract the reduced string tension. As string gauges have changed, players have experimented with the number of springs (often four though Hendrix used five).
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