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Topic: Marrs Plastic Rod Ends |
Andrew Schmidt
From:
Austin Texas, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2020 6:19 am |
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Hi guys! I have an old Marrs pedal steel I'm fixing up to sell and was wondering what people do with the plastic rod ends. I already had one snap on my B Pedal. I figure they are getting brittle with age and want to fix it right for the next owner. What do you use to replace them? Is there a place to source these?
Thanks!
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Marco Schouten
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 24 Aug 2020 7:27 am
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Maybe you can remove those metal pins, drill holes in the pedals, thread them an attach the standard metal connectors.
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2020 11:18 am
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| Mcmaster Carr has stuff like that. I would think nylon wouldn't change much with age but I may be wrong. |
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Lynn Stafford
From:
Ridgefield, WA USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2020 12:13 pm Pedal Rod Connectors
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Andrew,
I think you could probably use Emmons style pedal rod hex connectors to replace your plastic ones. Michael Yahl sells them in both natural and black anodized aluminum. They are threaded for #10-32 pedal rods and the hole for the dowel pin is 3/16"
https://www.psgparts.com/Connector-Rod-Pedal-05-035.htm
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Mitchell Smithey
From:
Dallas, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2020 2:41 pm
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| Andrew, I own a couple of Marrs guitars. Duane just made those out of 3/8†delrin rod. I have a couple of spares i will send you. Just message me here on the forum with your address. |
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Andrew Schmidt
From:
Austin Texas, USA
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Posted 2 Sep 2020 2:58 pm
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| Hi all, thanks so much for the kind replies. Sierra Guitars ended up supplying me with some rod ends that will fit the Marrs, you can contact them to order some. I just had to drill them out to fit, It looks like they will work great and they're of high quality! Thanks! |
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