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Topic: Action Adjustment |
Dean Cavill
From:
Toronto
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Posted 16 Mar 2006 11:47 am |
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I'm planning on shortening/stiffening/quickening the action on my LKR which
- Raises String 1 a whole tone
- Lowers String 6 a whole tone
Currently, both LKR strings pulls/actions are set identically: ...
To the Easiest action at BOTH the Changer and the Bell-Cranks.
Q1:
Is the identical action coincidence, or by design ?
I would have thought that strings of differing gauges/tensions might require
different actions, even though they're activated by the same lever/pedal.... hmmm ?
Q2:
If it's a toss-up between adjusting at the changer, or the bell-crank, is there a preference ?
Q3:
Before I start monkeying around, I'm kinda assuming that...
Changing the action at either end has equal effect... Right ?
FWIW: My Carter's a triple/triple.
Many thanks in advance for aiding and abetting my first foray into the DIY Zone.
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Steelin' for the Dark Side
Carter-U12, a Bar, and some Finger Picks[This message was edited by Dean Cavill on 16 March 2006 at 11:50 AM.] |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 16 Mar 2006 12:25 pm
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| Changes made at the changer don't make as much difference as changes at the bell crank, due to the longer length of the pulling fingers at the changer. The pulls are the same by coincidence, and that would change is you changed the string guages. All other things being equal, I'd make changes at the changer, but as I previously said, you might not be able to get the required speed and stiffness you desire there. |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 16 Mar 2006 12:34 pm
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I would have thought that strings of differing gauges/tensions might require
different actions, even though they're activated by the same lever/pedal.
With emphasis on the word might, your reasoning is sound. However your speculation that it may be coincidence is correct. There is no reason, with the limited number of combinations, that the gauge/tension relationships of the two strings shouldn't just happen to require the same leverage configuration.
As to your Q's 2&3, good questions. I don't know. I have sometimes chosen between changing things at the bellcrank or at the changer hole based on best rod routing or need for other changer holes for other changes, etc. I really don't know if the movement of one unit at one or at the other is equal. Should you choose to experiment and note the results, I'd be interested in hearing about it. BTW, my experience is fairly extensive with a Carter as well.
Do be sure to note exactly where everything is at before mucking things up--nothing more frustrating than realizing you liked it better before but you can't for the life of you remember just how you had it (not that I'd know about that....nah.)
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Willie Crisel
From:
Charlotte, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2006 12:48 pm
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| I just spent several days on and under my push pull, i wanted a little ighter action, like on my carter sd10,,i just had it setup by mike cass, who by the way did a great job as always,,took me 4 days to get it back where mike had it,now it's lossened up a little from playing,, i was determined to fix my own mistakes,,did not want to call mike,who livws only 20 miles from me,,pain in the butt,but i did learn a few things. anyway you change the carter should be easy,, ilove my blue carter,, |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 16 Mar 2006 10:48 pm
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I guess you really need to be doubley careful! I wrote everything down on paper today and still did it wrong on one string change!
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“Big John”
a.k.a. {Keoni Nui}
n.t.s.g.a. #90
’05 D–10 Derby
’65 Re-Issue Fender Twin–Reverb Custom™ 15”
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