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Topic: Emmons p/p tuning |
Patrick Layher
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Buffalo WY, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2004 12:52 pm |
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I am new to the steel guitar as well as the forum. I bought a '75 Emmons D12 from Bobby Seymore last fall. Having fun, but the tuning issues bother me sometimes. Recently, the problem is with the third and sixth strings. They hold tune in the pedal down position but keep fading in the open. I have to keep turning the screw in to make adjustments and I'm afraid that if this persists before I figure it out, I'll run out of screw or perhaps alter the ratio or relationship between the two string positions or tunings.
I hope this makes sense. I don't know all the "jargon" yet.
I would appreciate anyones advice.
Thanks,
Pat
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Dag Wolf
From:
Bergen, Norway
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Posted 26 Aug 2004 1:06 pm
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Call Bobbe.
He`ll fix you up. I had the same problem and it was the screw hole that got to big.
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Patrick Layher
From:
Buffalo WY, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2004 5:09 pm
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Thanks, I got some more tips from other members. Boy, this is like having a group of personal guitar mechanics. Hats off to Bobby for this web site.
Pat |
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Patrick Layher
From:
Buffalo WY, USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2004 12:49 pm
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I chencked it out and the screw and finger are in good condition. could a string stretch so much that it keeps dropping out of tune? If so, why does the pedal down stay in tune?
I'm perplexed. |
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John Steele (deceased)
From:
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 27 Aug 2004 12:56 pm
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The raise stays in tune because the mechanism causes the raised finger to rest against the body, where there's no give and take about it.
I'm no push pull mechanic, but I might recommend a drop of Lok-Tite or Threadlocker (blue) on the offending tuning screws, where they go through the thread. Sometimes they tend to move around a bit on their own, and this always solved it for me.
-John
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 27 Aug 2004 10:23 pm
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Make sure the springs that are hooked to the changer finger lowering segment are tight enough to hold the segment against the body of the steel. If there is not enough spring tension, the string tension will cause the note to go flat.
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Patrick Layher
From:
Buffalo WY, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2004 9:14 am
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| Thanks for the tips, I'll try them both and let you know. |
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Bobbe Seymour
From:
Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Aug 2004 5:44 pm
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Call me, I'll send you a free P-P maintance Video, can't believe I didn't give you one at the time of the sale. Sorry,
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