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Topic: Dekley steel guitar |
Russell Voise
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Wichita, KS
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Posted 9 Apr 2011 3:40 pm |
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| My grandpa bought me a Dekley steel for my birthday. It's a good solid guitar, but the legs keep slipping. Does anybody know of a fix or where I can find replacements for a reasonable price? |
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Georg Sørtun
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Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 9 Apr 2011 4:01 pm
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Slipping in height adjustment?
Find the right height, pull out the lower leg-tube, insert a tube of suitable length and put the leg back together.
I have played with that type of fix on one leg since I got my Dekley 30 years ago. |
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Thiel Hatt
From:
Utah, USA
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Posted 9 Apr 2011 4:10 pm
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| The sleeves Georg mentioned can be purchased at Lowes. They are made of nylon, and work very well. I have done the same thing on three different guitars. (brands). It completely solved the silppage problem in all thre instances. |
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Arthur Manning
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 9 Apr 2011 4:54 pm
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| I took a EMT 1/2" elect. conduit and used them for the sleeves cut to the length you need. Any hardware store or home repair center will have EMT conduit. |
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Georg Sørtun
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Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 9 Apr 2011 7:34 pm
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To be perfectly clear... I do not put a sleeve on the thin leg-tube below the coupling.
I put a metal tube almost the same outer diameter as the thin leg-tube and of suitable (exact) length, inside the thick leg-tube. This way the thin leg-tube can't go further up than it should, the PSG is perfectly stable, and no-one can see the "fix". |
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Russell Voise
From:
Wichita, KS
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Posted 10 Apr 2011 10:20 am
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| It is the height adjustment that is slipping. Thank you for the relies, it is nice to hear that I can fix the existing legs. |
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Russell Voise
From:
Wichita, KS
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Posted 10 Apr 2011 7:30 pm
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| It is the height adjustment that is slipping. Thank you for the relies, it is nice to hear that I can fix the existing legs. |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 11 Apr 2011 5:08 am
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Single neck or double? Just curious. I just put 4 new feet on my double neck Dekley yesterday. The 5/8 inch rubber feet are too big. If you want to replace the rubber feet, buy the 1/2 inch and wet the tube end, they'll push on OK.
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Lawyers are done: Emmons SD-10, 3 Dekleys including a D10, NV400, and lots of effects units to cover my clams... |
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 11 Apr 2011 5:46 am
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You can put tubes or dowels in the front 2 legs but the back ones need to or should adjust.
I had this problem with a new carter and they had to replace the back 2 legs.
We / They tried different collars (Parts) inside the tubes and nothing seemed to hold.
On a new guitar I would talk with the manufacturer.
On a used guitar if you can't fix it you may have to replace them with new ones.
Don at BSG Steel Guitars makes them.
http://bsgsteelguitars.com/
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Little Walter PF-89.
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 11 Apr 2011 9:26 am
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Here's how I fixed the same problem.
The hose came from my local hardware store. I got about a foot for just a couple of bucks and cut the length I needed.
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 11 Apr 2011 9:45 am
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You can put tubes or dowels in the front 2 legs but the back ones should adjust for uneven floors.
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MSA 12 String E9th/B6th Universal.
Little Walter PF-89.
Bunch of stomp boxes |
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Russell Voise
From:
Wichita, KS
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Posted 15 Apr 2011 4:43 pm
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| It's a single neck. I am not sure what model it is, may be a student model. Regardless, it is heavy and has a great tone. I am also making a homemade lift for it. The back legs are the ones that keep sliding. I am new to steel, but have played bass most of my life. My grandpa played steel for years and I have his BMI that he says used to be Julian Tharpe's. It was too much to start on, so he bought me the Dekley. |
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Tom Jordan
From:
Wichita, KS
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Posted 16 Apr 2011 7:04 am
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Russel, you've got a great grandpa, but I bet you knew that all ready  If you have a heavey S10 like mine, it's probably not a student model (guess, on my part). Like mine, the front and rear legs are identical and the pedal board attaches to the front legs via a tensioning clamp at either end of the board.
If it was my choice, I'd figure out what legs did hold adjustment tension and use them for the rear legs so that you can compensate for uneven floors. Use wooden dowels inside the front legs cut to length for the right height adjustment. Or try the other ideas posted above as I'm sure they'll all work.
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Mike Wheeler
From:
Delaware, Ohio, USA
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Posted 16 Apr 2011 1:31 pm
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Russel, the clutch mechanism might have become oily, or become slippery, somehow. Take it apart and clean the parts with alcohol and reassemble.
Aside from that, those parts are the same ones used in Atlas, and similar, mic stands. If you can find a couple of old mic stands you can use the parts to fix your steel legs.
Atlas Sound sells replacement clutch kits. You might call them and see what the parts would cost...1-800-372-3029 7am-5pm CST M-F.
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Ray Minich
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Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 16 Apr 2011 6:34 pm
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As time and tinkering permit, when you pull a cross shaft, and have the bell cranks out in your hands, unscrew the socket head set screws and replace them with stainless socket head cap screws. Your allen wrench set will thank you for it.
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Lawyers are done: Emmons SD-10, 3 Dekleys including a D10, NV400, and lots of effects units to cover my clams... |
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