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Topic: Emmons volume pedal not staying in the off position? |
Dale Boutilier
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 24 Nov 2013 4:27 am |
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| Can anyone tell me what needs to be done to keep my Emmons volume pedal from moving when not using?? Just love this pedal..this is a 1984 pedal.. thanks |
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Carl Kilmer
From:
East Central, Illinois
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Posted 24 Nov 2013 5:18 am
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There's a spring inside. It's probably weak from age
and needs to be adjusted so it goes to the off position
again. You may have to shorten the spring a little.
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aka "Lucky Kay"--Custom built Rittenberry SD10 3X5, Walker S/S, NV-112, and Hilton Pedal |
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Dale Boutilier
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 24 Nov 2013 5:55 am spring is in great shape
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| already tightened the spring and it had the opposite effect pulled the pedal on even more?? |
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Chris Lucker
From:
Los Angeles, California USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2013 9:19 am
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Did you recently restring the pedal or change the pot? Did you wrap the string sround the pulley the wrong direction so the tension pulls the pedal closed rather than open?
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Chris Lucker
Red Bellies, Bigsbys and a lot of other guitars. |
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Murray McDowall
From:
Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
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Posted 25 Nov 2013 1:29 am
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Hi Dale,
All the spring does is keep tension on the string.
If you tighten the allen key bolts on each side of the pedal a fraction, it with stop it dropping down.
Regards,
Murray. |
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Dale Boutilier
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 25 Nov 2013 6:09 am
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| Thanks Murrray..that seem to help it..yes I did put a new pot in but took a pic before I retrung..Just love this pedal..thanks again |
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 25 Nov 2013 8:33 am
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Along the same lines I loosen the spring and string enough so I can hand turn the pot shaft until it is "just-off" and mark it w/ a sharpie as "top-dead-center" (TDC). Then I retighten the spring and string making sure my mark remains at TDC......and voila!
You need sufficient tension to allow friction to turn the potshaft, but not enough to cause string breakage.
After a couple of tries, you'll get it just where you like it. |
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