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Topic: Yet another sixth string issue |
Neal Vosberg
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2018 12:44 pm |
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Alright. Here's the facts as I know them.
GFI Expo. Had a plain sixth on it for a while in hopes of attempting to tune a sixth string lower, couldn't hack it so I went back to a wound string. I put a .12 in the third string spot, and I put a 22w in for my sixth. Both strings are on and seated in the fingers, but only the third string is responding to the b pedal. The sixth string finger doesn't move at all. I've backed out both nuts as far as they can go, and only tightened my sixth string nut. My B pedal comes back to tension, but that sixth finger doesn't move, as if it's totally disconnected. Its had a heavy wound sixth on it before with no problems. Where should I start? |
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Tucker Jackson
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2018 1:19 pm
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| Neal, I would flip the guitar over in the case and work the B-pedal by hand. Watch the pull rods move. You might spot the problem -- possibly, during the string change when the linkage was not under tension, the 6th string's pull rod disconnected from its bellcrank. There's only a small chance this is the problem, but it fits the description and only takes 30 seconds to check... |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 30 Jul 2018 3:16 pm
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Move the 6th string rod to the outermost slot/hole on its bellcrank. You may need to readjust the pedal travel stop.
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