1982 S-500 vibrato arm question

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pdxer
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1982 S-500 vibrato arm question

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I cannot remove the vibrato arm from my 1982 S-500. This problem came with the guitar when I got it several years ago. The arm has a black plastic handle and there is no set screw. It can can be rotated in both directions and doesn't screw out when turned lefty. Does anyone have any ideas and/or recommendations how to fix this. I would like to remove the arm when the guitar is in the case as it's pushed down when the case is closed.
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Re: 1982 S-500 vibrato arm question

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pdxer wrote:I cannot remove the vibrato arm from my 1982 S-500. This problem came with the guitar when I got it several years ago. The arm has a black plastic handle and there is no set screw. It can can be rotated in both directions and doesn't screw out when turned lefty. Does anyone have any ideas and/or recommendations how to fix this. I would like to remove the arm when the guitar is in the case as it's pushed down when the case is closed.
See this post: Anybody ever have a trem bar get "stuck" in the guitar?.

Hope this helps.

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