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Topic: Leg-body angles, MSA v. Zum? |
Lane Gray
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Posted 8 Jan 2012 5:15 pm |
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So I got a Zum D-10 and an MSA D-10. I was gonna cut some PVC pipe and clamp a 2-space plastic rack to the legs. Do they share the same angle of legs, or would I need one solution for each guitar?
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Russ Wever
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Kansas City
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Posted 8 Jan 2012 7:10 pm
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So since you have both guitars,
why
not take a look and see.
Am I missing something here?
~Russ
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Russ Wever
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Kansas City
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Posted 8 Jan 2012 7:14 pm
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| Do they share the same angle of legs |
Since you have both guitars,
why
not take a look and see.
~Russ
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 8 Jan 2012 7:35 pm
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If both were in my possession, I would. But only one is with me. So I thought asking might be quicker.
If me, both guitars, and the rack were in the same place, I wouldn't have asked.
I only LOOK blond
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Richard Damron
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Gallatin, Tennessee, USA (deceased)
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Posted 9 Jan 2012 8:27 am
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Lane -
A possible solution which would work for either instrument.
I used some Schedule 40 conduit (the grey stuff), cut a slot into the side such that, with a little effort, it would snap onto the legs. To these pieces I attached a couple of lengths of 1/8 X 1" aluminum strips bent at the approximate desired angle of the rack. I made the rack out of a piece of 1/8" Masonite with a wooden bar attached to the bottom edge to support the music, books, etc. Attach this to the vertical aluminum pieces and you'll have a rack which is relatively easy to mount and dismount. A no-sweat solution since few make such racks.
If the legs of the two instruments vary by a couple of degrees then you can adjust the angle of the rack to some nominal position.
A caveat: - The above assumes that the distance BETWEEN the legs is the same. If not, then all bets are off. Ya might just make one for the instrument that you favor. Or perhaps two?
Mine is four years in the running and shows no sign of weakening or wear despite repeated mounts/dismounts.
Just a thought.
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LaVern Skarzenski
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North East,Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2012 1:42 pm
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As Richard says make them so they will fit both. I made a similar clip-on rack with slip on clamps of PVC, and at the point of attachment I used a counter-sunk flat head screw tightened but still loose enough to allow both pieces of PVC to rotate, thus fitting any angle you might have. The only thing is you may have to move them to a different height from one guitar to the other. Does this make sense? Mine only had two clamps though. Four clamps may be a problem.
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Russ Wever
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Kansas City
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Posted 9 Jan 2012 2:08 pm
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I just figgered ya had 'em, didn't know ya kept
'em separated, and could set 'em end-to-end and
from a distance away, by eyesight could compare
the profile to get a bead on the amount of splay,
then take measurement at the endplate
for distancing between front-to-back.
Guess ya could take the plastic protractor outa the
kid's schoolbag and measure the angle of each guitar.
~Russ
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 9 Jan 2012 2:47 pm
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If you attach the rack to leg clamps that can swivel, then it will be supported when it slides down to whatever leg angle provides the distance that exceeds the length between the rack clamps.
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