Please help me fix my C pedal
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Please help me fix my C pedal
Fixed...thanks all.
Last edited by Jules Belmont on 2 Aug 2018 2:51 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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What kind of guitar is it?
If you have an all-pull guitar, it's probably what we call "overtuned".
Loosen ALL the nuts on the A and C pedals until they don't do anything (yes, that's overkill, but it assists the diagnostic process). Now tune the B string, it's probably flat.
Now tune the A pedal til it's at C#.
Now release the pedal and check the B note again.
If it's staying sharp, you might need to adjust the pedal stop.
Once the A pedal is good, move on to the C pedal. Tune the nut til it goes to C#. Then release the pedal and check the B note.
If you have an all-pull guitar, it's probably what we call "overtuned".
Loosen ALL the nuts on the A and C pedals until they don't do anything (yes, that's overkill, but it assists the diagnostic process). Now tune the B string, it's probably flat.
Now tune the A pedal til it's at C#.
Now release the pedal and check the B note again.
If it's staying sharp, you might need to adjust the pedal stop.
Once the A pedal is good, move on to the C pedal. Tune the nut til it goes to C#. Then release the pedal and check the B note.
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I don't know the full solution, but I can tell you that means it's a pull-release guitar. The process is a bit different. Run a search for tuning a pull release, or for tuning a Marlen (many were pull-release, mine isn't, though).Jules Belmont wrote:It's a Stage One by Zumsteel....
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Best advice you can use. Call Doug Earnest. He will be more than happy to help you with the problem. He's a great guy. Just search him on the forum or go to stage one website.
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Can't you just back off the nylon nut that tunes your E string to F# until it gets to F#?
Sounds to me like you over tuned it. Just back that nylon nut on E string out until it doesn't contact changer with nothing pushed, then see where the E string goes with pushed or what Lane said. That's what it sounds like to me.
Sounds to me like you over tuned it. Just back that nylon nut on E string out until it doesn't contact changer with nothing pushed, then see where the E string goes with pushed or what Lane said. That's what it sounds like to me.
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