Originally Posted by: 6strngs_2hmbkrsif you want to move up in gauge, you'll have to tighten your tension springs, or add a another one or two. if you are detuned you may not need to adjust the tension springs. basically, you just want to keep the tension of the strings the exact same as the tension of the springs. so if you move up in gauge, you add tension from the strings, so you either need to lessen that tension (detuning) or raise the spring tension until they are even so the trem will "float"

So the deal is trail and error?
I might get to detune even lower than drop d right?

Cause I know that one gauge more (let's say from 9 to 10) increases various pound of tension into the tremolo (pretty dramatic increase indeed).

Gee, this is a bit scary.