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Bill Bassett

 

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Papamoa New Zealand
Post  Posted 25 Oct 2009 8:24 am    
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Does anyone make a kit to retrofit a pedal bar with clamps instead of those bolts through the legs and wing nuts? My 1975 MSA Classic could sure use the upgrade.

BDBassett
Rimrock AZ
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Jim Palenscar

 

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Oceanside, Calif, USA
Post  Posted 25 Oct 2009 9:08 am    
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Actually there is not much to it Bill. Simply remove the screws from the pedal bar through the legs, relocate them on the pedal bar about an inch further towards the middle (need to drill and tap the new 10/32(?) hole), get a couple of pieces of aluminum angle (roughly 1" x 1 1/2"-Home Depot?)- slot the long end about 1" to accomodate the 10/32 screw, put a spring and washer behind the screw, apply your new holding bracket, put a washer and wing nut on it and viola! I realize that not everyone has the capability to do this stuff and I'll be glad to help if necessary. Probably you should fill the old screw holes in the pedal bar with some 10/32 x1/8" screws with similar heads to make it look like it's supposed to (kinda). The cool thing about the way MSA did it was that the pedal bar never moved and you didn't need to worry about it slipping up (unlike the clamping variety) when you stepped on the pedal(s) if you had raised the guitar up a titch for some reason.
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John Groover McDuffie


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LA California, USA
Post  Posted 25 Oct 2009 10:05 am    
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I actually appreciate the stability provided by the bolt-through-leg mounting on my old MSA.
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