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Topic: Sho-Bud Maverick Legs |
Richard Park
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Alexandria, Virginia
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Posted 22 Aug 2009 10:41 am |
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A couple months ago I unpacked my Maverick for the first time in 25 years. Now I'm playing every day again, trying to pick up where I left off. But the thing was just too low to get my knees under without them hitting the cabinet. I guess I've grown! So for about $20 at Home Depot I got a steel shower curtain rod, whose inside diameter perfectly fit the outside diameter of the legs, cut two 6" lengths and put on new rubber feet. Then I added the collars from two garden hose repair kits (which also fit the diameter perfectly) making the legs adjustable. Lengthening the back legs 1 1/2" did the trick. I slid two O-rings onto the front legs up against the pedal bar, cut short pieces and fit new feet on them to raise the front legs 1/2" just to even it out a bit. This is insane, I know, but it worked and doesn't really look that bad. But seriously, when you start using plumbing and garden hose parts on your guitar, it must be time for a bigger, better guitar.
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Clyde Mattocks
From:
Kinston, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2009 12:00 pm
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On those old Emmons student models with the one piece
threaded screw on legs, the hole will never line up for the long screw on the pedal bar. An "O" ring from the hardware store will allow you the slack to get it lined up and still be reasonably tight.
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Jimmie Martin
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2009 12:43 pm legs
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Thats a great idea. With ideas like that maybe you want to make your own pedal steel. I like it.   |
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