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Tighten claw, worst case scenario posts will a few mm adjustment up.
Q2: Is there a shim or tilt adjuster mechanism in the neck pocket?
If the action is too high / low, you should only adjust with slack strings. A short cut is to hold the trem in place against the body and pull out the springs-this can be a bit tricky, but it can be done. This way you don't have to detune strings with the tuners and can leave it all locked up.
It can take a while to get it right, but the action is pre determined by the radius of the saddles, the guitar is designed with pick up heights and neck angles to suit the trem being flat against the body. It is possible a change in string gauge, or a previous owner wanted some upward movement, this might have involved a shim in the neck pocket. At least that is the way with my own models, a Peavey, and an EVH.
Just resist the urge to use the bridge posts to adjust action when you have it tuned up, it will affect the ability of the trem to return to pitch.
Would this be obvious without taking the neck off?
With this model, the idea is that the springs have enough tension that the bridge doesn't lift when you use vibrato, or bend a string, but is not so tight that diving the trem is stiff.
Did you but it new-or is it second hand? Some people like a bit of upward pull, which makes sense further down the road when the pivots wear.
A new setup should be rock solid for tuning, but by not being able to pull up, if the bridge has any resistance it can be tricky to get it to work well.
If it was second hand, the previous owner may have used a small shim in the neck to allow it to be set up floating.
I love these guitars, but the way Ed uses it is a miracle really.
To check, slacken the strings or just pull up on the arm and see how the bridge sits against the body as in the first pic.
"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
It can be a fiddly job getting it set up in the first place, so be a bit careful if you are not sure what is going on.
String gauge is another thing that has a drastic effect on set up and feel with these things, but once it is settled you will be golden.
https://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/floyd-rose-setup-guide/
I bought a Charvel recently that has a Floyd and it was set for Eb Tuning. The moment I put it into Standard Tuning, it did what yours is doing and obviously, needed adjustment
Ed was (is) a genius, and I think this guitar is a true evolutionary step.