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Topic: Suddenly String Breakage |
Anders Sørås
From:
Norway
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Posted 24 May 2012 6:28 am |
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I have a Flynn E9 Pedal Steel which have worked excellent the 4 years I have owned it.
But - the last month my 3d string (G#) keeps breaking when i bend up to A with my B-pedal.
Happens with both .10 and .009 strings.
There are small marks in the metal of the string on the tuner, and it looks like this is the spot where the strings break.
Should i polish the metal? What type of material should I use?
This has not happened before, and i wonder if you have any clues? |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 24 May 2012 7:07 am
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If you mean the tuner as in that thing in the keyhead that regular guitars have, you could CAREFULLY file down the rough spot.
If you mean the changer finger, you have to be even more careful, as it doesn't take much to wreck the curve of the finger.
I mention the second just as a precaution, and because fingers seem to get burrs and grooves more often.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Billy Murdoch
From:
Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
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Posted 24 May 2012 7:31 am
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If the sharp edge is on the post of the tuning peg careful use of a high grade sandpaper wrapped around a piece of wood with a rounded end will take the edge off.
You can also swap this tuner around for one of the others which will be in better condition.
Make sure You have at least six turns of string around when You install the third string.
Good luck
Billy |
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 24 May 2012 7:38 am
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For polishing out tiny grooves/marks on keyhead tuners and changer fingers, I have used toothpaste on paper towels. Still find it the best method for polishing delicate surfaces on my steels.
Takes a little (or quite a bit) longer than using finest sandpaper, but paper towels can be pushed and shaped to get into more awkward places like the edge of the hole in a keyhead tuner, and for the top of the changer fingers there's little risk of overdoing the polishing to the point of changing the curve. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 24 May 2012 7:45 am
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Lots of wraps are sometimes needed on the finer strings, and I'd recommend no less than 8 or 9 to eliminate slippage, and to lessen the tension where the string goes through the hole in the peg.  Also, make sure the final wraps don't go over the hole! Some players have noted that .011 or even .0115 strings break less than lighter guages, and usually sound better, too. |
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