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Topic: Need Welding Help? |
Stu Schulman
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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 31 Jan 2011 10:25 am |
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I just got my old Blanton guitar back from a person who I loaned it to years ago,A friend of mine was trying to help me refinish and put it back together... while polishing the keyhead on a buffing wheel had the part go flying and the little wall that separates strings 3+4 broke off,I was wondering if someone can fabricate a new part and or weld a new wall...Right now there are small nylon spacers and they don't work that well.I will send the whole keyhead.Thanks for looking,Stu
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Dana Blodgett
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California, USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2011 12:02 pm Welding help
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Stu, is that cast aluminum? You would think that a good machine shop could repair it.Aluminum has a low melting temp, could be difficult. It might be a better idea to find a replacement head and roller bridge. Maybe Jim Palenscar or Bobbe Seymore could help locate parts or offer suggestions. It looks similar to an Emmons head to me. Even if it were a different brand but had the same string spacing might work.
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Dana Blodgett
From Los Osos,Ca.
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 31 Jan 2011 12:22 pm
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Dana,yes it's cast aluminum,The Blanton guitars are the same width at the nut as they are at the bridge,no taper...there was one for sale about a year ago but the guy who I gave the guitar to didn't want to put any money int it,so it was a missed opportunity I was wondering if it can be welded because chances of finding a replacement these days are about zero. 
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Ross Shafer
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Petaluma, California
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Posted 31 Jan 2011 1:07 pm
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Hey Stu,
Send that sucker to me, I'm pretty sure I can come up with some solution that'll make it work fine...how pretty it'll be I can't say for sure.
email me directly for my addy if you want me to give it a go. |
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 31 Jan 2011 1:16 pm
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Stu, Just a thought...but if you contact Jerry Blanton direct, maybe he will be able to do something for you.
I have his phone # if you need it. Email me.
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chas smith R.I.P.
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Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2011 1:24 pm
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| If it's cast aluminum, your local tig welder can do a build-up with 4043 rod and you can get out the files and file it back down, if you don't have a mill. |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 31 Jan 2011 1:30 pm
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Ross,That sounds good to me,could you send me an address,Thanks so much.
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Steeltronics Z-pickup,Desert Rose S-10 4+5,Desert Rose Keyless S-10 3+5... Mullen G2 S-10 3+5,Telonics 206 pickups,Telonics volume pedal.,Blanton SD -10,Emmons GS_10...Zirctone bar,Bill Groner Bar...any amp that isn't broken.Steel Seat.Com seats...Licking paint chips off of Chinese Toys since 1952. |
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Larry Allen
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Kapaa, Kauai,Hawaii
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Posted 1 Feb 2011 5:39 pm Welding
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| STU.if needed you can take to F.Atlee Dodge aviation.....they builds aircraft frames and are the outfit that welded all the knee levers I built. On Arctic Spur and Raspberry.....Atlee just died but all his crew are there and they don't even charge for the small stuff.......Larry |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 1 Feb 2011 6:26 pm
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Larry,I sent it out to Ross today he's a good guy and I trust him.
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