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Topic: OOF ! I broke a Sho-Bud changer part! |
Grant Johnson
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 4 May 2006 7:06 am |
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I played a gig last weekend and right at the end of the show, the ball end of my low C string popped out for no reason. I didn't worry too much about it and packed up my steel. When I unpacked my steel last night to practice, I could not get the C string to stay in the slot, I would be almost up to tune and POP! It would pop out of the slot. I investigated with my trusty flashlight; lo-and-behold one of the sides of the slot has broken off! I have a Super Pro Era Bud so my guess is that this has happened to folks with the soft metal parts...
I suppose that I need to take the changer apart, but I am not looking forward to it...
I suppose Marrs and Coop both have the correct part, hopefully this will be an easy fix...
Any words of consolation or encouragement would be most welcome!
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Henry Nagle
From:
Santa Rosa, California
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Posted 4 May 2006 7:22 am
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You can do it! Just make sure and be sober. Maybe this is a good opportunity to upgrade some other parts too.
Good luck! [This message was edited by Henry Nagle on 04 May 2006 at 08:22 AM.] |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 4 May 2006 7:48 am
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| Another option would be to pin that finger~~~ |
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Grant Johnson
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 4 May 2006 7:59 am
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I was thinking about pinning it for now and eventually upgrading the whole changer.
I have carbide drill bits. What sort of metal does one use for the pin? Also what sort of glue will bond soft and hard metal together? Epoxy?? |
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Peter
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Posted 4 May 2006 10:27 am
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| I read somewhere that someone used the drill bit as the pin. They just left it in the finger. |
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 4 May 2006 10:34 am
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1/16" steel dowel pin. It will be slightly oversize so that when you drill the .0625 (1/16") hole, it will be a press-fit.
The finger that broke is pot metal. Bad bad bad. Now would be a good time to replace all of the fingers with ones made from 6061 aluminum. good luck. |
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Grant Johnson
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 4 May 2006 10:58 am
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| Thanks Fellows. Chas- I plan to replace the soft metal fingers on both necks eventually, its just a matter of time and money; both are tight and I do not have a back-up steel to play.... |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 4 May 2006 11:10 am
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For a quick fix you could get several different drill bits from the hardware store, use the smaller to drill the hole (probably 3/16 to 1/4" deep) and cut the (smooth) end of the larger one off and use it for the pin.
If you cut the tip off a 1/16" drill (for the pin) that would be 0.0625" dia. You could probably drill the hole with a No. 53 drill which is 0.0595" dia, and it would give you a .003" interference press fit, which will take some "tunking" to press in but could work.
Watch out for using too soft of a pin material. Little pins like that can be made from drills, drill rod, or roll pins. Machinist's dowel pins will work but be sure they are hardened ones. You'll need a small abrasive (i.e. carborundum) blade to cut the darned things.[This message was edited by Ray Minich on 04 May 2006 at 12:15 PM.] |
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Leon Roberts
From:
Tallahassee,FL USA
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Posted 4 May 2006 11:24 am
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Grant, Email me your regular mail address and I'll send you two or three uppers that will match your others. Remove the shoulder rivet very carefully and maybe you can reuse it. I doubt seriously if a pin would hold up in that soft metal, but I could be wrong.
Leon
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Grant Johnson
From:
Nashville TN
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Posted 12 May 2006 9:13 am
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Leon- I received the spare fingers. Thank you so much!
The old one has been drilled and pinned, and is holding.
I'll change the finger after we move... |
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