Who's Parts Bin Has Linkage/Bell Crank LIke This?

[Alan Watt]

Hi, everybody. Trying to fix up an ancient MSA S10 I have; so old the tuning on the changer are screws at the end, not nylon screws in the cabinet. Talked to Jon Light about the part I need; he said hadn't seen anything like it, and to try the Forum.
Trying to get the other knee lever working; it came to me with the broken part. I'd love to get the whole part, but if someone just has the broken part, I can screw in the little nipple.
Hoping someone has something, otherwise will either go to the machine shop or sell it with just the one lever.

[Roy McKinney]

Possible, but probably not, but it sure looks like carburetor parts/linkage on the older cars.

[Alan Watt]

Possible, but probably not, but it sure looks like carburetor parts/linkage on the older cars.

Could very well be; I think this guitar is from when MSA was more a "regional" brand and hadn't quite gone national. I'm starting to think it's either a trip to the machine shop, or just sell it with the one knee lever.

[Jerry Overstreet]

That broken piece is pretty easily copied with the correct dimension piece of 6061 aluminum, a drill press and a tap and die set.

I could do it for you if you were anywhere close. If you got a buddy with those tools he could do it for you...or at worst a machine shop as you state.

It appears that the big hole that the cross shaft passes through was weakened at the area where the set screw[s] are. Generally, there would be only one set screw and with two areas worked for screws it really weakens that piece so that a sideways push would cause it to fracture.

I expect anyone with a ruler and the proper tools could duplicate that piece in short order at very little expense.

[Roy McKinney]

My earlier versions of the Sierra sg used some parts like that.