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Topic: Steel Guitar Legs |
Ray Thomas
From:
Goldsboro North Carolina
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Posted 12 Dec 2008 8:08 am |
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| Anyone know of a source for the washers that is on the shaft of the leg. There are two washers, one is some type of metal and the other is rubber. I have a couple that will not hold no matter how tight you adjust it. Many thanks for any a ideas.? |
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Steve English
From:
Baja, Arizona
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 12 Dec 2008 10:06 am
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Ray, be advised that the internal parts must be assembled properly for them to work properly. The (internal) beveled washer must be assembled with the bevel towards the split collar. The split collar is compressed when it rides up into the bevel, and this is what does the tightening. Many players take them apart, and then reassemble them with the bevel of the beveled washer towards the leg, thus guaranteeing it won't work properly. The split collar is usually phenolic (bakelite), and can get soaked with oil or teflon if the player lubricates the leg adjuster too heavily. (They often do this when it's hard to tighten or loosen the adjuster.) Should this happen, merely take the split collar and soak it in alcohol to remove the oil, and then reassemble it.
To make the leg adjuster operate (tighten and loosen) easier, loosen it enough to remove it from the leg, and then use a lightweight grease on the threads of the outer section of the leg.
To keep legs from slipping -
DO NOT USE OIL OR TEFLON LUBRICANTS ON GUITAR LEGS! |
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Daniel Morris
From:
Westlake, Ohio, USA
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Posted 13 Dec 2008 4:57 pm Legs!!
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Hey, Ray:
The threads on my 30 year old MSA legs finally gave up the ghost this year, and I didn't know where to turn. Scotty's has clutch kits available if the threads on the leg are still good, but I needed the whole shootin' match. On ALL the legs; no more switching around left. So although it was an hour and a half drive, I got Don at http://bsgsteelguitars.com/ to make me entirely new legs. I am completely satisfied with the new legs, and everything holds tightly. It ran ~$150 for 4 - a very reasonable price. You might want to write him, as there don't seem to be many places to find replacement legs, and he does ship. If you only need a few parts, I don't know if Don is your man. But if it's time for new stuff, I highly recommend his work. |
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