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Jeff Waller
From:
marshall Illinois, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2008 5:19 pm |
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| i have the old style msa crossrods 3/8 hole and was wanting to know the best material to make my crossrods out of and if i should grind off a flat spot where bellcranks are positioned..any help would be appreciated greatly thanks jeff waller |
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Jeff Waller
From:
marshall Illinois, USA
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Posted 27 Sep 2008 5:27 pm
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| mistype... old style msa bellcranks |
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Don Brown, Sr.
From:
New Jersey
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Posted 27 Sep 2008 6:10 pm
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Jeff, I'm not familiar with the old style MSA Bellcranks, but if you have a set screw in them, then I'd definitely want a milled flat surface where the set screw can go down and lock up tight on. That prevents (on round crossrods) the posibility of the bellcranks slipping around on the shaft, under a load.
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Russ Wever
From:
Kansas City
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 27 Sep 2008 7:31 pm
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Jeff-I made some crossrods for one of my MSA guitars once and I used aluminum bars, on a s12 8/5 universal, it cut the weight by about 6 Lbs, and I cut another 2+ lbs by using aluminum pull rods, this and with new aluminum stock legs cut the MSA from 39lbs to about 30 lbs, about the weight of the Carter but with a Wood lacquer body. Very nice. But it is a lot of work....al.
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John McClung
From:
Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2008 1:15 am
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Jeff, your MSA crossrods are perfectly round, and the bell cranks slide onto the rod and tighten to the crossrod with a set screw through the separated ends that should be positioned behind the crossrod (towards the tuning keys).
You don't need any flat spots, and I see no advantage to adding any.
I played MSA's for 27 years.
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 30 Sep 2008 3:38 am
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The cross rods should be made of .375" (3/8") stainless steel rod. ("303" stainless works well.)
I also agree with John, who said...
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| You don't need any flat spots, and I see no advantage to adding any. |
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Jeff Waller
From:
marshall Illinois, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2008 12:28 pm
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| ok thanks guys i appreciate the info i'll go get some stainless |
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