Felt washers for DF vibrato

Just acquired a Tribute Comanche and discovered its previous owner removed the felt washers under the bridge plate. Guess that explains why the bridge isn't level, doesn't it?





Thankfully, I was able to replace those heinous plastic knobs with sexy G&L chrome knurled ones, but now I need to find replacement felt washers so I can get a full range of motion from the trem. Where can I find those felt washers? I don't see them in the G&L store, and my local hardware stores don't carry anything like them. I believe they have a 5/8" outer diameter and a 5/16" inner diameter, and should be 1/8" thick. Is that correct? Are they really just strap button washers?

Thanks!

Just acquired a Tribute Comanche and discovered its previous owner removed the felt washers under the bridge plate. Guess that explains why the bridge isn't level, doesn't it?





Thankfully, I was able to replace those heinous plastic knobs with sexy G&L chrome knurled ones, but now I need to find replacement felt washers so I can get a full range of motion from the trem. Where can I find those felt washers? I don't see them in the G&L store, and my local hardware stores don't carry anything like them. I believe they have a 5/8" outer diameter and a 5/16" inner diameter, and should be 1/8" thick. Is that correct? Are they really just strap button washers?

Thanks!

You definitely need the felt washers so that the bridge plate will not damage the finish under the bridge.

I emailed Memo to find out if the strap button felt washers are the same size as the DFV bridge post washers and
I also asked if they still use two washers for each bridge post, but G&L's emailer server is down so my emails bounced.

I see your can get felt washers from Amazon, but without knowing the size I don't know if the strap button washer will work.

Stay tuned or you might try finding them locally and see if they work for you.

Once you know the size, if the actual parts aren't available, you should be able to buy some felt stock and cut them yourself.

Thanks, Craig and Tooslowhand! I'll stay tuned for specs and/or availability.