Suggestions for springloaded half-stopper?

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 21 Dec 2015 11:47 am

Why not use a beefier spring on a Bud or MSA stop? I bet a valve spring would be plenty stout.

richard burton · Post by **richard burton** » 21 Dec 2015 10:20 pm

Many years ago I made a half-stop which was a ball going into an indent.
It worked, but not as good as I would have liked, so I took it off.

In hindsight, I'm sure I could have tweaked it a bit to make it more acceptable, but I just didn't have the time back then.

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 22 Dec 2015 3:33 am

My Franklin uses both the Sho-Bud/Emmons style spring loading and the 9th string lower as the feel stop for the 2nd string.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 23 Dec 2015 3:27 am

That's pretty ingenious, Georg. I hope you'll post a pic of it installed, for those of us lacking sufficient imagination about the application.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 24 Dec 2015 10:14 am

all my half-stops consist of a spring on the rod with a threaded wheel which can tighten or loosen the tension to whatever you like.