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Topic: Looking for anyone that can work on an Emmons Push Pull |
Tommy Shown
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Denham Springs, La.
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Posted 15 Mar 2010 8:36 pm |
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I own a 1977 Emmons push pull, that needs some work done on it. I am having problems with the A pedal on it, when using the first and second pedals at the same time. I am looking for someone that can take a look at it, Preferably locally. That would not charge me an arm or leg to fix it.I live in Louisiana, and I would drive as far as the Houston area to take it in.I would not ship it off because of the horror stories that I have heard about people that had shipped theirs off. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Tommy Shown |
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Jody Sanders
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Magnolia,Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Mar 2010 8:40 pm
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| Call Bobby Bowman at 281 856 9453. He is in Cypress,Tx just west of Houston. Jody. |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 15 Mar 2010 10:06 pm
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Tell us here on the forum what the problems are, they might be an easy fix, and it will give you an insight into how the push-pull changer works  |
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Jack Stanton
From:
Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 16 Mar 2010 5:14 am
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Just got my P/P back from Dr. Bowman. He did an outstanding job, a total rebuild including a tunable split on the E9th 6th sting and the Franklin pedal.
He's a great guy and a great tech. He REALLY took his time to get it right! Right, Bobby?  |
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Willis Vanderberg
From:
Petoskey Mi
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Posted 16 Mar 2010 9:18 am
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Tommy:
One of the best is Albert Johnson and he is located in Tallahassee Florida.He has done two D-10 Emmons push-pulls for me and they are faultless. |
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Mike Archer
From:
church hill tn
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Posted 16 Mar 2010 10:50 am call bryan adams
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this man can do it and do it right
BRYAN ADAMS 423 727 6093
he is top notch he built them at emmons
guitar co for years
sorry for the number mistake
ive corrected it
Mike
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Tommy Shown
From:
Denham Springs, La.
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Posted 16 Mar 2010 12:04 pm
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When I use the first and second pedal together or the knee lever that raises the 4th and 8th string along with the first pedal, I get a popping sound.
Tommy |
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Walter Bowden
From:
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 16 Mar 2010 3:46 pm
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If you were closer to NC Billy Knowles (forum member) would be a great "go to" guy for quality Emmons work at reasonable prices.
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Emmons S10, p/p, Nashville 112, Zion 50 tele style guitar, Gibson LP Classic w/Vox AC30, Fender Deluxe De Ville and a Rawdon-Hall classical |
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Ernest Cawby
From:
Lake City, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 16 Mar 2010 5:49 pm hi
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Albert Johnson in Tallahassee, Fl. will be hard to beat.What he did to Jack Daugherty's PP is so good he does not play his Zum any more.As Ole Bud said I agree with him on this one.
While we are at it, Leon Roberts is also hard to beat on SHOBUDS, my worst mistake ever made was to let go of the Pro 1 Leon did for me.
ernie |
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Justin Griffith
From:
Taylor, Texas, USA
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Posted 17 Mar 2010 11:11 am
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If Bobby Bowman is stacked up I can help. I'm in Taylor, Tx (near Austin)
Best,
Justin |
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John McGuire
From:
Swansea,Illinois, USA
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Posted 18 Mar 2010 8:28 am
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| turn it upside down in the case and push the a pedal and f knee and see if you can tell where the noise is coming from. Can you also feel the pop? Is it still making the change or is that out of whack? It may be as simple as 2 pull rods hitting or a loose bell crank moving on the cross shaft. Turn it over first and look. They really are not hard to work on if you just take your time and watch how things move when you engage the pedals or levers. |
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Richard Damron
From:
Gallatin, Tennessee, USA (deceased)
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Tommy Shown
From:
Denham Springs, La.
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Posted 19 Mar 2010 6:53 pm
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| John McGuire wrote: |
| turn it upside down in the case and push the a pedal and f knee and see if you can tell where the noise is coming from. Can you also feel the pop? Is it still making the change or is that out of whack? It may be as simple as 2 pull rods hitting or a loose bell crank moving on the cross shaft. Turn it over first and look. They really are not hard to work on if you just take your time and watch how things move when you engage the pedals or levers. |
I can feel the pop, and yes it still makes the change
Tommy |
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Andy Hinton
From:
Louisiana, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Mar 2010 7:00 pm repairs on Emmons P/P
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| Tommy; I had this happen on a P/P & a Legrande ll. Both turned out to be the pedal bar sliding up & down on the left leg. Like to ran me nuts. Then felt silly when I found it. Just something else to check out. Hope its that simple. Happy pickin'. Andy H. |
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