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Ken Williams
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Arkansas
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Posted 6 Oct 2003 8:16 am |
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Late last night I was putting a set of strings on my 86 Emmons. I had just put on the 6th string on the C6th neck, when pow! I thought the string had broken or the ball end had come off the string. After closer examination I could see that the tiny pin that the ball end fits over was gone. I thought I heard something hit the wall when this happened, but I thought it was part of the string with the ball on it. Anyway, I couldn't find it. Assuming that I could find the little pin, is there an easy fix for this, or would it involve taking the changer off. I have 2 Emmons. One is 30 years old and this one is almost 20 years old. I never heard of this happening.
Ken [This message was edited by Ken Williams on 06 October 2003 at 09:22 AM.] |
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C Dixon
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Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 6 Oct 2003 8:32 am
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Ken,
While it is not too common, it has happened to a number of players over the years. And the task ahead of you may or may not be easy. If the pin just fell out, you can replace it if; you can find one ever so slightly larger in diameter so you can repress it in.
If the pin broke off clean, you have a problem that some of us have faced. IE, how does one get that broken off piece out of there. If it is a case hardened pin, (most were) you cannot drill them out. But even if it's not case hardened, it is very difficult to drill it out without making the hole to large. Also you risk doing permanent damage to the finger if one is not very careful.
So here are some of your options:
1. Replace the pin, if it fell out as stated above.
2. Drill the old one out and replace it. Use extreme care.
3. Drill another hole below the one that broke. Again use extreme caution.
4. Call Bobbe Seymour or Ed Naylor, and see if they have a new finger. If they do, you will have to do quite a bit of work to get THAT finger replaced.
I recommend option 3 if the pin broke off clean. Albeit with this caution. Take your time, plan your steps and use extreme care.
Good luck, and may Jesus guide you in the right way,
carl
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Joey Ace
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 6 Oct 2003 2:07 pm
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Hi Ken, I have never heard of a pin coming out, normally it would break but if you were lucky enough that the hole is open you can buy a compression pin and drive it in the hole and it should stay forever and it is very hard and would not break. You might need to remove the back support off the changer to make it easier to get to the changer finger to drive the pin in. Hardware stores should have the pins.
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Ken Williams
From:
Arkansas
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Posted 6 Oct 2003 2:50 pm
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Thanks guys for the helpful info. Jack Matthews is coming over tonight. He is going to help me see what we can do. He's pretty good at the mechanical aspects of the steel. Good picker too. He also said he had some of those pins. Never crossed my mind that one of those would break. I guess if you play long enough, there will all kinds of new experiences head your way.
Thanks again and you can close this thread.
Ken |
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