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Topic: Tips on cleaning BMI S10 |
Jim Williams
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Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 18 Dec 2013 10:24 pm |
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I've been having a ball with the BMI S10 I bought recently here on the forum, but it is very nasty underneath. During shipping a lot of little fibers from the decaying inside of the case fell into it, and there is a fair amount of other crud under there as well. Too much to simply vacuum or wipe out I'm afraid.
As bad as I hate to, it needs to be taken apart, cleaned, lubed and put back together.
I plan to make a lot of notes, pictures, etc. as to where the rods are attached in the bellcranks, which holes in the changer, etc.
I'm assuming the procedure to remove the rod would be to remove the clip holding it on the bellcrank, and remove the nylon tuning nut on the end of the changer. I saw a note on another thread about pushing the rod back through the changer first to remove a washer that otherwise might fall down into the changer?
So I gather the procedure would be:
Remove the nylon tuning nut, remove the clip holding the rod to the bellcrank, push it straight back through the changer and remove the washer, then pull it back through and out?
I'm fairly mechanically inclined and can usually put whatever I tear apart back together, but I kind of dread this one, but it really needs to be done. I would like to have as much info as possible before attempting it though.
I know I could send it back to BMI, but that isn't in the budget right now, and I really don't want to keep playing it like this because I'm afraid all the crap under there might cause unnecessary wear or other damage eventually.
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 18 Dec 2013 10:57 pm
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| you might try (before taking things apart) taking it down to your gas station or wherever they have air for your tires and blowing that crap out of there with air. you might get a better perspective on whether or not is has to come apart. it might not need it. |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 18 Dec 2013 11:59 pm
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What Chris said.
If it plays in tune and the pedals and knees go from pitch to pitch, I'd ask Dan Burnham what places need oil, put a single drop at each place.
I'd then recall the words of one top steeper to his student (I've recalled the line, but not the persons): if you spent as much time on the top as you have on the underside, you'd be pretty damn good by now
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Jim Williams
From:
Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 19 Dec 2013 6:21 am
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Yes I may give that a try and maybe try and wipe some gunk from places I can get to.
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GFI SM10 3/4, 1937 Gibson EH-150, 2 - Rondo SX Lap Steels and a Guyatone 6 String C6. Peavey 400 and a Roland 40 Amps. Behringer Reverb Pedal. |
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Jim Williams
From:
Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 19 Dec 2013 2:18 pm
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I took a blower home from work, and got probably 98% fo the dust and fibers out of the guitar. I'm going to get in there now with a rag and some degreaser and try and wipe as much gunk as I can off the parts instead of taking it apart right now I think.
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GFI SM10 3/4, 1937 Gibson EH-150, 2 - Rondo SX Lap Steels and a Guyatone 6 String C6. Peavey 400 and a Roland 40 Amps. Behringer Reverb Pedal. |
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