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Topic: Constantly adjusting A pedal tuning |
Gary Newcomb
From:
AustinTexas, USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2009 12:43 pm |
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This issue started about a year ago.....
It doesn't happen all the time, but sometimes I really have to fight to get the A pedal to return to the C# after I let off the the pedal and depress it again.
Often, the C# is the same amount out of tune in the opposite direction !
Does this sound familiar to any of you guys?
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 7 Jun 2009 1:12 pm
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Check that the roller nut is free to rotate.
Make sure that the bellcranks are tight.
Check that you're not playing on carpet  |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 7 Jun 2009 2:06 pm
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| Also, make sure you have a fresh, new string. Old strings can start behaving like that. |
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Danny Bates
From:
Fresno, CA. USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2009 2:49 pm
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Gary,
While your tuner is plugged in, try lifting up the pedal with your foot. If the strings go flat, you may need a helper spring to lift it up a little. |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Jun 2009 3:37 pm
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| Check to see if your changer is gummed up and filthy. |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2009 4:08 pm
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Gary,is it a PRO guitar ? DYK?BC.
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Russ Wever
From:
Kansas City
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Posted 7 Jun 2009 5:59 pm
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You don't mention what type of changer you have,
but assuming that it's an 'all pull', the first
thing to check is to see whether the lowering
finger of the fifth string is also moving when
the A pedal is used.
Turn the steel over and activate the A pedal
slowly and watch to see if the lowering finger
is moving slightly away from its 'at rest' position.
The spring that is responsible for holding the
lowering finger against its stop may have
weakened or become out of adjustment.
If this is the case, it is allowing the lowering
finger to 'move along' a bit with the raise finger.
The slower the A pedal is pushed, the more the
lower finger will move along with the raise finger
and conversely, the quicker the pedal is pushed
the lesser the lower finger will move, thereby
causing the amount of out-of-tuneness to be
variable.
~Russ |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 7 Jun 2009 6:33 pm
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Gary
Call or email me, I could probably help you.
Gary's got a Sierra, y'all.
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Danny Bates
From:
Fresno, CA. USA
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Gary Newcomb
From:
AustinTexas, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2009 9:58 am
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Hey fellas, thanks for the replies. I think my problem was a general buildup of gunktitude. Road gigs the next four nights will tell the tale.
thanks again, Gary
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