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Topic: Marlen Pull-Release Help |
Jim Dempsey
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Belmar, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2009 5:07 am |
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| I have a nice S10 Marlen 3floor 2knee that I'm almost done getting it up and running. All my rods are in place and ready to be set/tuned. Can anyone give me a step by step on how to tune properly,and how to deal with the raise and lower I have on a couple of the fingers. Can't find a tuning guide anywhere. Any help would be appreciated.-Thanks,Jim |
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 19 Dec 2009 7:37 am
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Jim,
On most, if not all p/r systems...Tune at the keyhead pedals down, changer pedals up for raise. For lower is the opposite because the springs have the changer pulled to the stop point, pedals up at keyhead, down at changer. Make sure you have sufficient slack in the rods, also when pulling two or more strings they have to be on the stop point at the sharp/high note position. Hope this helps.
BF
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 19 Dec 2009 8:41 am
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If it's like my Marlen, the center position has to be adjusted under the steel.
Slightly later models had a nylon tuner on the end of the rod with the spring on it
Tune the raise notes (with the pedals down) at the keyhead.
Tune the lowers with the screws on the endplate.
Now tune the center position either under the steel, or with the nylon tuners. |
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Jim Dempsey
From:
Belmar, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2009 9:05 am
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| Thanks for the replies. Think I got it now.- Jim |
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Billy Carr
From:
Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 20 Dec 2009 10:41 am psg
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| Still got a Carpsteel waiting for you after first of the year, Jim. Merry Xmas! |
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 20 Dec 2009 12:35 pm
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| Richard, thanks for the excellent illustration. I always wondered exactly how Marlen dealt w/ lowers on their P/R mechanism. That's a pretty slick solution. |
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