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I'm resistant to give him a plug because of his hard-sell tactics, but Wudtone's bridges do actually do a good job of curing some if not all of the deficiencies of the standard 6 point Fender trem.
Has the guitar ever been set up to float, or was that just how it came? How many springs? What points on the claw are you connecting them to? Has the whole thing been set up floating, adjustments to the claw etc? Height of the 6 screws?
Vintage-style tuners make it slightly more difficult, but it can still be done provided you string them correctly - although the G string can still cause trouble, because it's impossible to minimise the number of wraps on the post and create enough break angle at the nut at the same time if there's no G/D string tree.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
One thing to check, is how the screws at the leading edge are adjusted.
The best way to do this, is to take the strings off and remove the springs. Lay the guitar flat (face up) on a table and gradually lower each screw until the rear of the bridge plate lifts off the body. As soon as it lifts, slacken the screw until the plate lies flat again - but don't go any further.
Reinstall the springs and restring.
Assuming the nut is properly cut and the string tree isn't binding, once the strings are properly stretched, it should return to pitch reliably.
It depends how you use the trem too. Dive bombs? Forget it
Musical warbles and jeff beck like use? Entirely possible
Pro set up and graphite nut
very stiff springs (although I don't think that is why it is so stable)
Rarely needs any retuning
From above it looks standard, but it's filled with graphite and worked a treat.
Agree with all about keeping in tune, it's not rocket science, yet have realistic expectations, it's a vintage trem, not a floyd Rose.
My Jap Paisley one is the same, although it doesn't get as much use.
Obviously when I used to give them serious trem-abuse they'd need a bit of a re-tune on the bottom E or the G but normal use they are both pretty stable - the Tokai especially; it can do a 3-hour band practice without drifting too far out,
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL51EDE4C9EE773C24
Also this one on tuning ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0Oyc6slYRc