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Topic: Pedal slow to return |
Andrew Wright
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2016 11:24 am |
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I've noticed in the last week that the B pedal on my Williams seems to have a slower/less aggressive return than the other pedals. The rod on that particular one is a long one and it flexes somewhat and may be touching other rods...but my sense is that the changer's just being a little stiffer on that pedal.
Do I just have a textbook case for lubricating the changer, or should I be looking for a different mechanical explanation? |
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Carl Kilmer
From:
East Central, Illinois
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Posted 19 Nov 2016 11:49 am
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Make sure the return spring is tight enough, lube the changer
and make sure the cross rods are turning free with no binding.
Lucky
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Wayne Ledbetter
From:
Arkansas, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2016 3:47 pm Hey
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I kind of having the same experience but with the A pedal. Just a fuzz slower than I think it ought to be. I've lubricated places and actually tightened the Allen set in the cross shaft after adjusting it a tad. In my mind I figure it's the string losing tensile string and/or the spring needing a slight shortening. Outside of lubrication I figure the easiest is changing string and monitoring it.
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 19 Nov 2016 6:06 pm
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Keep in mind that the lower-return spring has from zero to reverse effect on raises, so for the A, B and C pedals tightening that spring may actually make the release/return of the pedals less stable instead of more.
Lower-return springs should only be tightened if the lower-scissor does not return properly after a lower-action, or if the lower-scissor follows the raise-scissor and moves away from the stop-plate with a raise-action. |
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Roger Shackelton
From:
MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 20 Nov 2016 6:08 pm
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ANDREW,
The best solution to your problem is to contact Bill Rudolph at the Williams Guitar Co.
Williams Guitar Co. Phone: 1-(763) 753-8645 |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2016 8:44 am
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Just sounds like a gummy changer to me. I had a similar problem with an Emmons a while back.
This is what I used to correct the problem:
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