cam lock or change lock for Mullen

Dennis Bailey · Post by **Dennis Bailey** » 20 Oct 2023 5:18 am

A friend with an older Mullen Universal and wants to put a locking mechanism on the lever that lowers the E strings. I have heard that Mullen no longer makes them. Does anyone know of a kit or mechanism that may work for this? Thanks

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 20 Oct 2023 6:48 am

https://www.destaco.com/clamping/manual.html
The de sta co company makes all kinds of clamps that will work as a lock for steel guitars. That is just the lock of course and you'd have to engineer some accompanying linkage, etc. to attach it to the guitar.

Here's one application on a Zum:

Lynn Stafford wrote:Here you go Tony. I used a very small De-Sta-Co Toggle Clamp to do the job and it worked just great!

I bought it from Bruce Zumsteg, along with the mounting bracket and cross shaft lever.

Dennis Bailey · Post by **Dennis Bailey** » 20 Oct 2023 7:59 am

Thanks Jerry!
will check it out

Dennis Bailey · Post by **Dennis Bailey** » 29 Oct 2023 5:50 am

Jerry,
Thanks for the tip on the Destaco!
Installed it yesterday on my friend's '93 Mullen.
It works well.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 29 Oct 2023 8:01 am

Ah cool! Credit goes to Lynn, Bruce et al that first posted these devices here. Happy it worked for you.