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Cindy Cashdollar
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New York, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2008 10:06 am |
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| I know this is a stretch, but can anyone help me in tracking down a few replacement "ashtrays" for Fender Stringmasters? Need one for a 1955 D-8, and two for a 1973 triple neck. Neither have the "lollipop" tuners. Thanks! |
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Ron Victoria
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2008 10:28 am
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There was a post a few weeks ago regarding a member who starting making the 8 string covers. I can't recall what section it was in. Hopefully, someone else here can provide that link.
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Dean Gray
From:
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 9 Nov 2008 4:08 pm
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Hi Cindy, sorry I can't help you with any parts but just wanted to say hello, and thank you for your instructional material. I have just been going over your steel DVD's again, and thay have been a big help to me, and I am sure, many others here on the forum.
So, Thank You!!
Good luck with your search.
Dean.
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Mark White
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2008 4:15 pm
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Aren't these the snap on bridge covers? I think Cindy needs the tuner pans.......or maybe I'm misunderstanding?
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Ron Victoria
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2008 4:18 pm
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| She mentions lollipop tuners, so I think she may be looking for the pans. |
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2008 4:42 pm
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You guys are right, it's the pans she's lookin for. I should've paid more attention.  |
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Rick Alexander
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Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Nov 2008 6:49 pm
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Cindy, if it's just the trays you're looking for and not the tuners - I have 2 of them in excellent condition.
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Garry Vanderlinde
From:
CA
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Posted 9 Nov 2008 7:55 pm
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| Well the "ash tray" was always refered to as the bridge cover as I recall. |
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Cindy Cashdollar
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2008 11:16 am Fender Stringmaster parts
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Thank you all for the feedback on this. The part(s) I'm looking for would be the whole tuning unit, tuners and all....it appears that you can't just replace/repair the broken and/or stripped tuners, so I would need the whole thing. I've always heard this part referred to as an "ashtray", so sorry for any confusion.
Hope this is more clear now and someone out there can help. |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 11 Nov 2008 7:15 am
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Some of us have asked Fender if they would make these tuner "ashtray" assemblies available again. They seem to ignore our requests. I also sent e-mail to Stewart-MacDonald to see if there was any interest in building (and selling) these. No response from them either....not even a "no thanks".
Cindy, maybe you have more clout. Or if the collective community were to ask for it, maybe Fender or Stu-mac would listen....or at least respond.
I've thought about building new ones, but I think the sheet metal stamping would cost an arm and a leg. I could part with the leg, but still need both arms to play steel with. : ) |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Kevin Greenberg
From:
Lakewood, CA
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Posted 11 Nov 2008 3:24 pm Stringmaster tuning machines
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| Cindy, I did some digging through old posts, and apparently Terry Mueller is the man to get ahold of. He's here on the forum, I believe. He can fix and/or replace the tuning machines on the ashtray. There's a few other guys who do it too, maybe someone knows who, and will chime in. I may be wrong, but I think I read somewhere that Herb Remmington can fix them too. |
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Kevin Greenberg
From:
Lakewood, CA
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 11 Nov 2008 10:33 pm
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Terry Mueller does great work quickly. Strongly recommended.
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Nick Reed
From:
Russellville, KY USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2008 11:32 pm
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Here's how they look if anyone needs to know
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Kevin Greenberg
From:
Lakewood, CA
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Posted 12 Nov 2008 12:53 am Fixin the tuners
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| Hey Ken, I also have a friend who could use Terry Mueller's help with some lollipop tuners on an old stringmaster, but Terry's not on the forum member list. Any suggestions on how to get ahold of him? |
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Mark White
From:
Michigan, USA
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Cindy Cashdollar
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2008 8:21 pm Fender Stringmaster parts
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Leave it to the Forum readers to come through; thank you all for the feedback and
information. It's a drag that none of the big companies will make these parts available; I guess it's a matter of not enough demand vs. supply. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 13 Nov 2008 7:24 am
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I certainly understand the interest in new parts, but a low production of those parts would make them expensive to build , and worse yet, expensive to buy.
Better to get the guys who fix them to do it. |
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Cindy Cashdollar
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 13 Nov 2008 12:05 pm Fender Stringmaster parts
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To Ken and Mark; thank you for suggesting Terry Mueller, I had forgotten about his work. Was able to get in touch with him, so things are looking up. Dean, glad the DVD's are helping you out!
Thanks again to all the replys and feedback. |
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Kevin Greenberg
From:
Lakewood, CA
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Posted 13 Nov 2008 2:32 pm
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| Thanks for the info, Mark. |
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Mark White
From:
Michigan, USA
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 15 Nov 2008 12:03 pm Re: Fender Stringmaster parts
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| ...I guess it's a matter of not enough demand vs. supply. |
That reminds me of the barman who replied to a customer, "You're the tenth guy I've told so far tonight, we don't keep that brand of whisky because there's no demand for it...."  |
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Mark White
From:
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