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Topic: Help with Maverick…..please!!!! |
David Shepack
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2013 5:15 am |
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I seemed to have run out of "' headroom " After tuning the pedal with tuner, I tried to tune the string ( open , no pedal ) with the screws….but ran out of room ( the screw got tight ) I forgot how to fix this……..
Is it as easy as tuning the string higher, or is it mechanical thing?
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Maverick
Fender Blues Deville
Flatiron Mandolin
Gibson RB4 Banjo |
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Jim Palenscar
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Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2013 7:07 am
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| Check the string gauges that you are using because all of those that I've worked on w std E9th tuning were fine tuning pedals down 1st at the keyhead then open at the changer end. |
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David Shepack
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2013 8:01 am yep
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I was confirming tuning procedure to rule that out. I want to know where or how to adjust ( because I think the screw ( bolt ) bottomed out at the changer
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Maverick
Fender Blues Deville
Flatiron Mandolin
Gibson RB4 Banjo |
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James Morehead
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Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Nov 2013 8:32 am
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Back your endplate tuner screws off to about half way. Then, tune your raises at the keyhead first. Let off your pedal and tune the open string at the changer end. Recheck the keyhead again with pedal down, then recheck the open string at changer. It's a bit of a balancing act.
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Jim Williams
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Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 27 Nov 2013 9:31 am
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If this is a new guitar to you...in other words it hasn't just suddenly done this, there is a possibility that someone has the rods adjusted too tight. I had the same problem with a similar guitar. There has to be a little slack in the rods for it to work right. If there is not enough slack the rod will keep the finger from being able to go all the way back to hit the end stop screw when the pedal is released.
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David Shepack
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2013 10:22 am Thank you James
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I was thinking and hoping it was the easy fix. But wanted confirmation before I started making things worse by adjusting the wrong thing. I knew how to work on the guitar when I first got it, but that was 30 years ago. Thanks again
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Maverick
Fender Blues Deville
Flatiron Mandolin
Gibson RB4 Banjo |
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Butch Mullen
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North Carolina, USA 28681
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Posted 27 Nov 2013 11:55 am
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| David,I bought a Maverick a few years ago and had the same problem. Went to the hardware and got tuning screws a half inch longer. I got phillips head instead hex head. Take one with you to make sure you get the right size and thread. File the ends flat so they don't cut into the fingers. Hope this helps. |
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David Shepack
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2013 6:50 am Hey Butch
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I don't think I need longer screws. I just need to back the screws out and re tune.( I think that is what James stated )
The philips head retrofit might be a convenient change, but I have a nice T handled hex wrench. A friend had a box full of them that came with a product he sold. Anyway they are great for making tiny adjustments
I will try to post a photo, because I think that they are so cool….
Sincerely, Dave
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Maverick
Fender Blues Deville
Flatiron Mandolin
Gibson RB4 Banjo |
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Jim Williams
From:
Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 30 Nov 2013 11:50 am
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I agree...modifying screws would be my last resort. I would set them about midway. Look underneath and activate each pedal and see if the changer finger for that pedal just hits the front stop at full travel. If it doesn't, your rod needs to be adjusted shorter. It it hits before the pedal moves a reasonable travel, your rod needs to be longer. I don't know what the standard travel is supposed to be, but mine are probably around an inch. When the pedal is released, the back of the finger should hit the set screw. If your pedal up note is too high AFTER setting the pedal down note using the tuning key, back the screw out. If you can't lower it enough, your rod on that pedal is too tight and is holding the finger forward (or else something else is). A little adjustment goes a long way here if you adjust it. Adjust one coupler at a time and count how many turns you move it...that way you can put it back if needed. Don't do any of this if you are not comfortable with it. It would be better to get help than to get it badly out of adjustment. Heck, if you want to pay shipping both ways, I'll do it for you as a favor. I know how heavy that thing is though and depending on your location, that might be a costly proposition.
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