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Topic: msa pedal rod to bell crank. |
Gary Rue
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Maryland, USA
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Posted 20 Aug 2008 3:24 am |
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| Is there a more stout after market part for the older (bud carter design) msa's where the top of the pedal rod connects. Mine are getting too close to the edge and I had one break. Is Linkon still in bussiness? |
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Ernie Pollock
From:
Mt Savage, Md USA
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Posted 20 Aug 2008 4:15 am MSA's
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Gary: I have been messing around with MSA guitars for a long time, I have seen some of those little parts wear down, but only seen one that had broken. I think that company is still doing it on parts & you should be able to get a few of them. They are expensive. I just recently fixed on for a guy up in Pa. If you need help putting them on, let me know, maybe I can help. I am using an old MSA S-12U Classic myself. I don't think it had been played all that much till I got it & mine are still in pretty good shape.
Ernie Pollock
http://www.hereintown.net/~shobud75/stock.htm |
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Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 20 Aug 2008 6:25 am
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| Try Jim Flynn at Lone Star Steel. I replaced these parts (links) on a MSA U12 I had and got them from him. |
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Gary Rue
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 20 Aug 2008 1:03 pm thankyou
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| Ernie and Tom,thanks for weighing in. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 21 Aug 2008 4:40 pm
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| The original parts should last at least 30 years. My old MSA is way over 30 years old, and it would be hard to imagine a steel that's had more actual playing time on it. (It was my only steel for almost 30 years.) If you can't find some, the part is easily repaired (filled in) by a good welder, or they can be made by anyone with a piece of steel and a few tools. If many of yours are breaking, it may be a sign you're using too much pressure on the pedals. Wear can also be reduced by occasionally putting a tiny bit of grease in the hole where the pedal-rod hook goes. |
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