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Topic: Ever put your changer fingers in backwards? |
Terry Gann
From:
Overland Park, Kansas
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 10:41 am |
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Well, I did! This little MSA Classic teardown, cleaning and rebuild just got a little longer. What a rookie mistake! Had her ALL back together,strung up, put on the legs. "Time to dial it in!" I said. Oops... what the, er, um, strings don't seem to be a movin' when I mash the pedals!  How could I have not noticed the string saddles need to be IN FRONT. I'd put those changers together weeks ago. Not discouaged, I dove in and worked thru the evening, pulled the changer apart, and by bed time I was back to square one... on the E9 neck! C6 neck to follow some time in the future when finally stop cryin'. Just thought some of you would enjoy my boneheaded adventures underneath the hood of a '73 MSA D-10. |
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David Wren
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Placerville, California, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 11:51 am
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Thanks for making us all feel a little better this afternoon 
This reminds me of the picture of a canoe maker, and the canoe has one end up/one end down....
With the caption $**T!
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Dave Wren
'96 Carter S12-E9/B6,7X7; Twin Session 500s; Hilton Pedal; Black Box
www.ameechapman.com
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 12:53 pm
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After several large posts have been moved out of the way, and several flanges disconnected, and the 52nd cover plate bolt has been removed, and the gasket seal broken, and several bolts have been twisted off, and the socket has been stripped out, you will realize that you have removed the wrong cover plate.
Somebody mentioned a fella named murphy... |
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Marco Schouten
From:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 2:28 pm
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Last week I changed the internal battery of my pda.
Hardest part was closing the case again, making shure the ir window and several buttons would not fall out again. After putting in the last screw I saw the screws of the internal circuit-board still laying on the table.......
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Steelin' Greetings
Marco Schouten
Sho-Bud LLG; Guyatone 6 string lap steel; John Pearse bar; Emmons bar; Evans SE200 amp
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Gary Shepherd
From:
Fox, Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 2:39 pm
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| Ever put your changer fingers in backwards? |
When I read that, I thought, "That sounds painful."
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Gary Shepherd
Carter D-10
www.16tracks.com
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Russ Wever
From:
Kansas City
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Posted 21 Jul 2006 7:14 pm
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| Had her ALL back together,strung up, put on the legs. |
I must ask: How can you string it up with the fingers backwards; or a least not notice that they're backwards when trying to put on a string? 
~Russ |
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Roger Edgington
From:
San Antonio, Texas USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2006 6:16 am
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Terry,
We've probably all been there. A few years ago I took my project pp Emmons apart and cleaned and polished everything. Put the beauty back together and strung it up only to find I had put the changers on the wrong necks and they are different. Couldn't put the rods on. I was so mad at myself I played it a year in the bedroom with no pedals hooked up. It's all fine now.
David,
I have that same picture in my garage where I build RC airplanes. I love to put on a stack of steel guitar music and build models while I listen. |
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Farris Currie
From:
Ona, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 22 Jul 2006 6:34 am
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This is better than the DOCTOR who removed the wrong foot!!!!!!! at least you could redo it!!!! DOC was in a heap of trouble!!!
farris |
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 22 Jul 2006 11:09 am
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| Yeah, Farris, but what about the PATIENT?? He didn't have a leg to stand on!!! |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 22 Jul 2006 2:05 pm
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Where's Henny Youngman???
Roger, I betcha you learned some nice slants though...[This message was edited by Ray Minich on 22 July 2006 at 03:06 PM.] |
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Roger Edgington
From:
San Antonio, Texas USA
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Posted 22 Jul 2006 3:40 pm
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Ray,
I played non pedal for several years so it was more like a refresher coarse. You get lazy playing pedals. I still have a non pedal S 10. Once in a while I use it standing up in our western swing band. |
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