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Topic: Tom Bradshaw's conversion kits |
Thomas Cross
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Magnolia,Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Oct 2010 7:52 pm |
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Hello John,
I couldn't find "conversion kits" on Tom Bradshaw web site.
Where did you get the kit?
Best Wishes, tfc |
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John Groover McDuffie
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LA California, USA
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Posted 28 Oct 2010 11:08 pm
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He sells a kit to adapt the MSA double raise double lower changer to do 3 raises and 1 lower on a string. It is a very simple kit with parts to do one string, and it's not hard to install. I imagine you could add them to as many strings as you wanted.
The kit is not listed on his website, I just noticed. I would guess he still has them available. Just call him or shoot him an email. If you haven't dealt with him let me say he is a pleasure to do business with. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2010 7:12 am
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Tom is a great guy to deal with.
Upon occasion, he has sent me some very expensive items on approval.
If I like it, just send him a check.
If I don't like it, just send it back.
Can't beat a deal like that!  |
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Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 29 Oct 2010 6:04 pm
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Those little conversion gadgets work well. I traded off a U12 Classic a few weeks ago, that had two triple raises, and one triple lower using these.
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MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 30 Oct 2010 7:33 am
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The green Classic U-12 shown in my avatar also has 3 of the units installed. Like Darvin's former guitar, it has two triple raises, and one triple lower. Most people only convert lowers to raises, but the units work in both directions.
Once installed, they require no maintenance, and can never wear out.
There is another conversion unit that does eventually wear out, and can only convert a lower to a raise. I forgot who invented it. But Tom's are better.
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John Groover McDuffie
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LA California, USA
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Posted 30 Oct 2010 10:21 am
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Never wear out? Mike, you have a very short view of time and are ignoring one of the most important laws of the Universe, the one formulated by everyone's friend Mr. Murphy!  |
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 30 Oct 2010 10:32 am
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| John Groover McDuffie wrote: |
| Never wear out? Mike, you have a very short view of time and are ignoring one of the most important laws of the Universe, the one formulated by everyone's friend Mr. Murphy! |
Well, they say in 5 billion years the sun is going to explode and incinerate all life on earth, but till then... 
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John McClung
From:
Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 3 Nov 2010 11:31 pm
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I just had Jim Palenscar make a Tom Bradshaw-style part to add a 4th raise to my 6th string on Mullen E9 (pedal A raise compensator to make pedal A minor chords in tune; I tune tempered). Simple gizmo, works like a charm.
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