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Pete Burak
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Portland, OR USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2018 10:20 am |
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I had a full length of Un-Threaded Piano-wire (3ft).
I had a 4" Threaded rod end from a BMI that I no longer own.
I found a cool connector at the hardware store.
With threaded rod created, I will trim to the correct length and add the desired change to my MCI. 
I have all the other hardware (bellcrank, nylon-tuner).
I will keep an eye out for a new rod but this will work for today!
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 20 Sep 2018 12:26 pm
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It pays to wander the aisles of hardware stores, to make mental notes of such things. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 20 Sep 2018 1:13 pm
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Excellent ! theres always more than 3 ways to skin a cat ! One piece pull rods are used because they are less expensive, less parts. There are no rules !
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 20 Sep 2018 1:25 pm
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Now you have a pull rod that is adjustable in length!
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Lee, from South Texas - Down On The Rio Grande
There are only two options as I see it.
Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 20 Sep 2018 1:27 pm
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Pete, you should design a rod with a turnbuckle in the middle ! I'm too tired to do it ! 
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Emmons L-II , Fender Telecasters, B-Benders , Eastman Mandolin ,
Pro Tools 12 on WIN 7 !
jobless- but not homeless- now retired 9 years
CURRENT MUSIC TRACKS AT > https://tprior2241.wixsite.com/website |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2018 1:39 pm
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| Tony Prior wrote: |
| Pete, you should design a rod with a turnbuckle in the middle ! I'm too tired to do it ! |
Now your talking "Fishermans Marine and Outdoor"!
Some of those adjustable trolling jigs look like they would work!
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2018 7:49 pm making rods
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I remember as a kid a long pair of rods with a turnbuckle in the middle of about 1/8 inch rods.
It was designed to be attached to a wood screen door frame and used to hold it square.
Just put Screen Door Turn buckle in Google search and several sets come up. 1 only about 1.99 a set. Would make a great adjustable pull rod by adding a nut to the right hand thread side to secure it. and threads for the tuning nut. Just a thought. |
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 20 Sep 2018 9:54 pm
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Bobby, my homebuilt guitar back in the 60's had some screen door no sags, barn door hinges, Ford windshield wiper pulleys and cable and some things I didn't know what they were under it. It worked and sounded great. I had a Standel Custom 15 that I paid a months pay for ($400.00) and a WEM Copy Cat real tape delay. I would settle for that sound now.
Of course the hands were much younger!
Jerry
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 21 Sep 2018 9:21 am
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The turbuckle was used in ZB Custom guitars. They were the hardest part in adjusting the guitar for me.
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 21 Sep 2018 11:18 am
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| I've been looking at all my orphaned rods and nylon-tuners, thinking, oh wow I can still use these, now that I know how to make rods! |
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Tommy Mc
From:
Middlesex VT
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Posted 22 Sep 2018 5:42 am
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| Way before the internet and easy access to parts, I added a lever to a ShoBud 6138 using hardware I found in the basement. For the pull rod, I used a bicycle spoke. (They are threaded and adjustable at one end) It obviously didn't match the other rods, but worked fine. |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2018 6:23 am
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| The bike-spoke is a great idea for a threaded rod! |
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Butch Mullen
From:
North Carolina, USA 28681
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Posted 22 Sep 2018 6:41 am
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| I have an old ZB Custom all the pull rods are bicycle spokes. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2018 7:26 am
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At least the part from the changer to the turnbuckle.
Erv |
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