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Gordon Sharp
From:
Kingston, Tennessee
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Posted 11 Mar 2006 12:13 pm |
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| Question about a BMI Guitar.Cant get my 1rst and 7th strings to pull a whole step when they do they keep coming up sharp. |
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Roy Ayres
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Riverview, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Mar 2006 3:35 pm
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Gordon,
You will probably get better response if you will post the question again with a more specific caption like "Need help with BMI pedal steel."
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 12 Mar 2006 4:06 pm
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try backing off the nylon tuning nuts completely, then tune one at a time...and see if individually they come up sharp..
make sure there is nothing binding on either of the rods as well..
do you have any other pulls on that same lever ? If you do be sure to back it off to completly free as well...
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Tony Orth
From:
Evansville, Indiana, USA
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Posted 12 Mar 2006 6:31 pm
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I've got an older BMI and here is how I have 1 and 7 set up on my RkL lever.
Both rods are connected in the top hole of two on the raise changer. Both rods are connected to the bottom hole of the bell-crank. (That's the bracket on the cross rod and by bottom I mean the lowest hole, towards the floor, if the guitar is set up to play).
Mine works just fine and it is not overly stiff.
Don't know if this will help you.
Best of luck
Tony[This message was edited by Tony Orth on 12 March 2006 at 06:31 PM.] |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 13 Mar 2006 6:46 am
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| That is not an uncommon problem with BMI's and you might consider drilling a hole as close as you can to the top of the bellcrank to give yourself more leverage. |
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Gordon Sharp
From:
Kingston, Tennessee
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Posted 14 Mar 2006 6:55 am
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| Thanks for the info Tony Orth.I must have missed that change,any way it works.Also enjoyed your web site Roy.Thanks to all you guys for your input. Gordon Sharp |
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