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Topic: MCI welded frame project |
Charles Bell
From:
Earlysville, VA
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Posted 22 Jan 2017 11:45 am |
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| I have a rickety,wobbly legged MCI welded frame D10 (sounds tremendous, though) that i am thinking of converting to SD10..there's a guy on EBAY right now with some old stock EMCI parts, including a welded SD10 frame. my question: are projects like this worth fooling with? |
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Paddy Long
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 22 Jan 2017 2:53 pm
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Charles I am currently restoring my old MCI Rangexpander D10 - and it's a lot of fun if you can get your hands on the parts ... be a shame to butcher a D10 though, these are great guitars - the parts you mentioned would be a good idea I reckon 
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94' Franklin Stereo D10 9+8
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Charles Bell
From:
Earlysville, VA
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Posted 22 Jan 2017 4:41 pm
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| i think i have all the parts i need- this is a fully functioning guitar, just a bit of a dog in some ways (previous owner did some questionable tinkering)...i've played shows and traveled with it a bunch..the biggest problem has always been the legs- they're wobbly in their sockets and consequently the whole thing just moves around ALOT. |
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Dan Robinson
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2017 9:00 pm
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| the biggest problem has always been the legs- they're wobbly in their sockets and consequently the whole thing just moves around ALOT. |
Would be a shame to dismantle a treasure. Can you stabilize the legs with Helicoil inserts?
http://www.repairengineering.com/helicoil.html |
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 22 Jan 2017 9:54 pm
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Or you could rip up a functional D-10, sell off the parts so it can never be reconstructed, and leave yourself with a maimed SD-10 with wobbly legs.
Why not fix the problem?
Preempting the next post: Hey, it's your guitar, do whatever you want. Don't want to sound too harsh, but there are not a ton of those out there, and they're held in quite high regard. It'd be nice if it got returned to its natural state! |
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Charles Bell
From:
Earlysville, VA
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Posted 23 Jan 2017 3:23 am
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| the sd10 would be on a factory new, old stock emci sd10 frame. i imagine that would take care of the leg stability issue..i wondered about using the helicoils on this frame, also..does anyone have experience doing that...in it's current condition, "treasure" is not a word that jumps to the top of the list |
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Henry Matthews
From:
Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 24 Jan 2017 9:46 am
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Don't destroy a D-10 just to make a single. Just trade it for a single.
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D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes. |
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J R Rose
From:
Keota, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 24 Jan 2017 4:13 pm
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Amend to what Henry said. J.R.
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 25 Jan 2017 1:17 pm
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| What Henry said. |
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