I just installed a new Legend cone in my Beard guitar and it does not seem as loud as with the 10 year old original, is this a problem with the spider tension screw?
how tight or loose?
Thanks
Spider tension screw
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Steve Blazek
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From Beard's website - Resonator Cone Care in the FAQ section:
A Note on tension screws
An improperly adjusted tension screw will not only kill the tone of your resonator but in the worse case, damage your cone! The cone should only have 1/4 to 1/2 of a turn of tension on it total, with the strings tuned to pitch.
Install the cone with the screw through the spider and tighten just until the head of the screw touches the top of the spider with NO tension on the screw. This is the starting point for the tension adjustment. The spider sits on the cone and the screw is just there to add a little tension. It is not there to hold the spider on the cone, (the string pressure does this). Do not use the spring that comes with most import cones that may be in your guitar! Throw the spring away, it serves no purpose!
After stringing the guitar and tuning it to pitch, you can adjust the screw. You may have to tighten the screw down until the head of the screw touches the spider again as the cone sinks with string pressure. From this point, tighten the screw 1/4 to 1/2 of a turn.
https://www.beardguitars.com/resonatorconecare
A Note on tension screws
An improperly adjusted tension screw will not only kill the tone of your resonator but in the worse case, damage your cone! The cone should only have 1/4 to 1/2 of a turn of tension on it total, with the strings tuned to pitch.
Install the cone with the screw through the spider and tighten just until the head of the screw touches the top of the spider with NO tension on the screw. This is the starting point for the tension adjustment. The spider sits on the cone and the screw is just there to add a little tension. It is not there to hold the spider on the cone, (the string pressure does this). Do not use the spring that comes with most import cones that may be in your guitar! Throw the spring away, it serves no purpose!
After stringing the guitar and tuning it to pitch, you can adjust the screw. You may have to tighten the screw down until the head of the screw touches the spider again as the cone sinks with string pressure. From this point, tighten the screw 1/4 to 1/2 of a turn.
https://www.beardguitars.com/resonatorconecare
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Steve Blazek
- Posts: 254
- Joined: 7 May 2004 12:01 am
- Location: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA