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Topic: Easy fix for the detuning six string |
Willie Sims
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PADUCAH, KY, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2013 10:24 am |
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| Some of you fellows may already know about this easy fix for the six string detuning. Some may not, I'd like to share this with anyone who can use it. I learned about this when I traded guitar with Bruce Bout0n and 1992.i think. The guitar I got from Bruce Bouton is a emmons lagrand#703 letter L . bilt by Jack Strayhorn. This guitar had a extra pull rod from the six string changer leaver. It went to the a pedal bell crank. As close to the cross shaft as you can put it what it does is hold the six string in tune when you let the b pedal up. When when you tune this extra rod to the a pedal. hold a.and b.down and tune as usual. hold .a.pedal down let .b. Pedal up now tune the six string back to pitch with the tunning nut on the pull rod: to the .a, pedal if you do this correctly you will not feel any extra pressure on your .a. Pedal. It works so good I put it on my 4 and 8 strings to hold them to 440 with a and b down. I hope some of you fellows can get some use from this discussion. Like to read some feedback from anyone interested |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 6 Sep 2013 12:36 pm
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The problem with putting a compensating rod from the 'A' pedal is that when both 'A' and 'B' pedals are pressed, and then only 'B' is released, the 6th string will be noticeably sharp of where it's supposed to be, due to 'A' pedal cross-shaft flex.
I've chased my tail on a Carter, trying to resolve the 6th string detuning problem (without resorting to a wound 6th), and have arrived at an unhappy compromise between a slightly flat 6th string when the 'A' pedal is pressed, and a slightly sharp 6th string when pedal 'B' is released after it has been pressed along with the 'A' pedal (with the 'A' pedal staying pressed). |
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 7 Sep 2013 10:34 pm
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| 'A' pedal cross-shaft flex. |
On a Emmons LeGrande?? I don't think so.
These are temperament compensators. And are options offered by most if not all the better builders.
#703 is likely a early 91. Could even be a mid to late 1990 since it was built for Bruce. Sometimes premiere players guitars were pushed ahead of lesser known players and dealer orders.
Does yours have the machined 14 hole bellcranks or the more popular 4 hole bellcranks of that time period?
By late 91, most if not all had the 14 hole cranks.I don't think any LeGrande built after Dec 91 had 4 hole cranks unless it would have been a custom order.
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