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Topic: What are these parts on a ZumSteel? |
John McClung
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Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2014 2:25 pm |
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What's the purpose of the flat crossbar on the middle of the underside of Zum's and some other brands of steels?
And sometimes attached to it are several rods going to the changer, or somewhere, what's that all about?
Thanks.
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Morton Kellas
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Chazy, NY, USA 1
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Posted 6 Sep 2014 3:26 pm
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| Hi! John, On an older Zum I owned, a rod was attached to the crossbar and back to a lower on the changer and used as a return compensator for my fourth string E on a single neck. The fourth string would come back a bit sharp after a lower and you could correct this condition by turning the nylon tuning nut at the changer end which was attached to a lower finger. I don't think that the newer Zum's require it and I don't know what they would be used for on other brands. |
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Kevin Raymer
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Chalybeate, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2014 3:45 pm
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My 1994 and my 2001 both have tuning compensators on them.
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Lyle Clary
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Decatur, Illinois, KC9VCB
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Posted 6 Sep 2014 4:09 pm
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My 2006 has it. Is it a compensator or counter force?
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Dick Sexton
From:
Greenville, Ohio
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2014 4:57 pm
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| It is not a counter-force. |
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Jerry Roller
From:
Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2014 9:52 am
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The original purpose of that bar is to keep the aprons from warping. Bruce used it to anchor his compensators to since it was already there.
Jerry
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Paddy Long
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 7 Sep 2014 4:05 pm
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Yes ditto to the above ...it's used to attach the return compensator rods to ... Bruce still uses this method as my 2014 Hybrid has them fitted 
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2014 7:00 am
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| When I ordered my Hybrid from Bruce, he said compensators weren't available on the Hybrid. |
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Danny Letz
From:
Old Glory,Texas, USA 79540
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Posted 8 Sep 2014 6:33 pm
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| There are more than one type of compensator. They are talking about return compensators not temperament compensators. |
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Paddy Long
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Christchurch, New Zealand
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Posted 8 Sep 2014 7:08 pm
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Erv both my Hybrids have return compensators on both necks !
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 8 Sep 2014 10:09 pm
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| You can also use it to set-up half stop detentes |
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