1. If this is a double-locking trem (i.e. you have a locking nut), make sure the guitar is tuned and the nut is locked. Open the trem spring cavity on the rear of the guitar by removing the cover plate screws.

2. Use a piece of masking tape on the body of the guitar to mark where the front edge of the claw is currently set. Remove all the springs from the tremolo and original claw. Remove the two mounting screws that mount the trem claw to the guitar body and un-solder the grounding wire from the original claw. Put the old claw in a safe place. Keep the springs close by.

3. Using the long wood screws that came with your original guitar, install the Tremol-No™ Claw/Shaft assembly. You'll use the same holes on the guitar body that the original trem claw screws went into. Screw the claw in until you reach your tape mark. DO NOT tighten the set screws yet. The claw piece should be able to move a little bit at this point. (Don't forget to remove the tape.)

4. Re-install the springs & setup the guitar. Angle the Tremol-No™ shaft upwards and slide on the Receiver/Tailpiece part of the Tremol-No™. Adjust it rearward until it reaches the main casting block of the tremolo. Then angle the shaft and tailpiece back down into the tremolo spring cavity.
-Tip: After the guitar is setup with the new claw, but before the receiver is installed, lock the set screws on top of the claw. Check tuning. This will tell you how much that particular guitars tuning will change when the set screws are locked (Step 7). Adjust tuning accordingly and unlock the set screws and proceed with Step 5.

5. Slide the receiver/tailpiece back until you can fit the block clamp onto the main casting block of the trem. Make sure it's in line with the Tremol-No™ shaft and claw. Tighten the mounting block screw at the front of the tailpiece. You only need to do this “very snug”. Any harder than that, and you risk damaging and/or marking your trem block, or even stripping the threads in the tailpiece.

The Spacer Pack is to adjust the height of the Receiver/Tailpiece for clearance above the bottom of the tremolo cavity. 1mm and 2mm spacers are provided. They should be placed between the top of the tremolo block and the underside of the clamp of the tailpiece.
-Tip: Place the Reciever/Tailpiece onto the tremolo block, but don't clamp it on yet. Dive your tremolo unit. Check the distance the tailpiece raised up off the tremolo block. This will show you approximately which size spacer to use.

6. Alignment between the claw/shaft and the receiver/tailpiece is crucial with the Tremol-No™. Adjust the claw screws very slightly until you have zero binding with the unit, and can't 'feel' the Tremol-No™ when you use your tremolo. Remember that when turning those claw screws, a little goes a long way. Tiny turns can make the difference between 'feels alright' and 'perfect'.

7. Once proper tension is set via springs and claw distance, and the guitar has been tuned to it's desired tuning, lock the set screws on the top of the Tremol-No™ claw. These are very small screws, so don't crank down on them too hard.

8. With the provided ring terminal, crimp the terminal onto your grounding wire. Then, using the provided 3mm screw, attach your grounding wire to the face of the Tremol-No™ claw.

Now you are ready to use your Tremol-No™!