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Jack Shrader Sr

 

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Columbus In. U.S.A.
Post  Posted 30 Mar 2007 7:09 pm    
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My son has a Emmons PP . I don't know much about the way one works his problem in when he raises the Es 4&8 or lowers the E's the strings wont come back to pitch you have to bump one or the other for it to come back in tune.. any help will be appreciated also who is the best at rebuilding one of these and what does it cost . this one is got 8 and 7 thanks Jack
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Chick Donner

 

From:
North Ridgeville, OH USA
Post  Posted 30 Mar 2007 7:15 pm    
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I would guess the guitar is too tight. Probably needs more slack in the E raise to cover the lower. Of course, cud also be several million other things.
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Doug Beaumier


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Northampton, MA
Post  Posted 30 Mar 2007 7:34 pm    
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It could be not enough slack, or it could be a weak return spring. I recently had this problem with my p/p, and it was the return spring. Contact Tommy Cass: tommycass@comcast.net
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richard burton


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Britain
Post  Posted 30 Mar 2007 10:36 pm    
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Maybe the rollers down at the nut are sticking
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Bobbe Seymour

 

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Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 31 Mar 2007 8:18 am    
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Richard Burton might have the answer,this happens often on all kinds of pedal steel guitar, but as Chic Donner stated, it could be several things, all are very simple to fix. Adding some lubrication may not hurt either, as long as it isn't WD-40.

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mike nolan


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Forest Hills, NY USA
Post  Posted 31 Mar 2007 8:29 am    
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I just did some work on a PP for a guy in Brooklyn. The guitar was in very nice shape but at some point, someone was lubing the roller nut with WD-40 or something similar. All of the rollers were glued in place. A bath in some solvent and a lube with some light machine oil fixed it up. Luckily, no one ever sprayed the changer with that goo.
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