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Topic: where does a guy go to learn to work on a pedal |
jeff reynolds
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Jackson, Ms.
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Posted 5 Jun 2006 8:22 am |
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I need to learn to do Maintenance on my guitars but Im scared to start taking stuff apart.
there is no one in my area that can teach/coach me on the do 's and dont's of making changes and stuff.
anyone got suggestions??
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Billy Carr
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Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 5 Jun 2006 8:34 am
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| Hey Jeff, send me an email and let me know what you need done. I'm sure that between myself and Winston Street we can probably take care of it. Winston is the best in this area for working on MSA's although he's got a left handed S-12U Fessy with 9 & 10 ordered. See ya! |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 6 Jun 2006 1:26 am
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yes..
take a few very close "close-up" photo's...
before you actually take anything apart..
of course..
look at what the parts are doing..
many times just by looking at the "ACTION and EVENTS " you can learn what is going on..
I think the big issue here for many is the number of parts..
but simply put for a D10
there are 20 strings, twenty changer fingers
learn one..you learn them all
DO one item at a time
in theory...short throws ( perhaps 1/2/tones) require less rod distance..which means they may be in a changer rod slot closer to the guitar body and the bellcrank position closer to the body..
and vice versa..and in between..for longer throws..
study the E raises and the E lowers...
this isn't magic
it's a bit of physics and good design practices...
turn the guitar upside down and work the levers..watch whats going on......
take pictures...
get the proper tools..first......
t[This message was edited by Tony Prior on 06 June 2006 at 02:28 AM.] |
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Ernie Pollock
From:
Mt Savage, Md USA
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Posted 6 Jun 2006 4:23 am
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I remember taking apart my first MSA D-10, boy, did I learn a lot from that, you just have to look those things over real good & go for it. I have been fixing & changing them around for more years than I would like to think about. Just take your time & study how the guitar works.
Ernie  http://www.hereintown.net/~shobud75/stock.htm
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 6 Jun 2006 4:49 am
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| You might contact Carter; they used to have a kind of one-week "summer camp" for boys and girls who wanted to learn to work on pedal steels. Maybe they can get you going. Also, I think Bobbe Seymour sells a video; not sure if it's just limited to pushpulls though... |
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Larry Phleger
From:
DuBois, PA
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Posted 6 Jun 2006 4:52 am
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| I think Bobbe Seymour has some instructional videos dealing with the subject. |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 6 Jun 2006 5:02 am
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I took graphics from the Dekley manual and cut and pasted them to create a large size drawings. Then, on the drawings duplicated the location of all of the cross rods, bell cranks, pull rods, changer finger holes occupied etc.
First time I had one of them rotation reverser sets apart (like used on LKR) I could not figure out what the heck I took apart... I must've put it back together 3 different ways wrong. Finally got it right after getting the Dekley manual off the Web. |
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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