The string retainer bar sits behind the locking nut and pulls the strings down over it. Without enough break angle, strings lift out of the nut blocks during a hard dive and lose pitch. This is the Floyd Rose 1000 Series replacement retainer in nickel-finished steel, supplied with its mounting screws.

Fit is decided by two things. First, the break angle the retainer creates has to be steep enough that the nut clamps the strings cleanly — too shallow and no amount of saddle adjustment fixes it. If a previous owner swapped shims or changed the nut height, check the angle before assuming the old retainer height was correct. Second, the mounting hole spacing is specific to the 1000 Series, so this part does not swap across Floyd Rose series without drilling. Match it to the system already on the guitar, not just the headstock profile.

The retainer is steel with a nickel finish. Steel retainers wear at the string contact edges over time, particularly under heavy use or if strings are changed without fully releasing tension first. If the finish is worn through to bare metal at the saddle edge, replace before corrosion transfers grit into the string windings.

If you are not certain this is the right retainer for your guitar, send us the make, model and year and we will check it against what is on the shelf.