Replace Tremolo with Hardtail Bridge

[snarph]

why not just screw the existing bridge down rel tight so its lock up ?

[Johnny Z]

why not just screw the existing bridge down rel tight so its lock up ?

I've done that and used a block of wood to hold the string block, then tightened the springs. I think Clapton did the same on Blackie. It works well, but now I'm building a hard tail strat from scrach. You can also get a standard tailpiece for about $10 and put some wood back into the body cavity and do about the same.