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Topic: Adding Helper Springs |
Scott Swartz
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St. Louis, MO
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Posted 14 Sep 2009 11:18 am |
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I have one particular change I would like to make easier, F#-G# on 2 and 7, and I understand I could do this by adding helper springs. No lowers on these two strings so no issue there.
I have a convenient fixed point for one end of the spring, and I was thinking I could use a spare raise hole for the other end, and then I can use a tuning nut to adjust the tension.
Any problems with this? I don't have any pics of how the raise springs would "normally" be attached, and this guitar brand does not have helper springs as standard equipment.
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Scott Swartz
Steeltronics - Steel Guitar Pickups
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Buddy Castleberry
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HAWKINSVILLE GA USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 14 Sep 2009 4:46 pm Scott
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SCOTT IF YOU USE A TUNING NUT ON A ROD HOOKED TO A SPRING WHEN YOU TURN THE TUNING NUT THE SPRING WILL ALSO TURN. IVE DONE THIS BY HOOKING A SPRING WITH A LONG END LIKE THEY USE ON A P/P THEN PUT A ROD THRU AN ANGLE BRACKET HELD BY COLLARS FROM A P/P
ADJUST THEM RIGHT AND THEY WORK GREAT |
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Scott Swartz
From:
St. Louis, MO
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Posted 14 Sep 2009 8:43 pm
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I see what you are saying, and I was planning on a hex section on the rod that I can hold with a wrench while tightening the tuning nut to tension the spring.
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Scott Swartz
Steeltronics - Steel Guitar Pickups
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