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Thomas Ludwig
From:
Augsburg, Germany
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Posted 23 Mar 2011 5:23 am |
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The owner's manual says:
Moving parts are designed to need no lubrication or have been sufficiently lubricated at the factory to last the lifetime of the guitar.
Do you really do nothing to maintain the changers ? |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 23 Mar 2011 5:25 am
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| We have a 2 1/2 year old Expo S-10 and have not had to do any lubrication, yet. |
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John Coffman
From:
Wharton,Texas USA
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Posted 23 Mar 2011 8:10 am
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| GFI Ultra for 3 years. Only thing is cleaned the balls on the pedal and a small drop on it. Nothing else that I can think of. GFI is the guitar you buy to play and play and play. Gene has done a wonderful job. |
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Mike Sigler
From:
Give Em A Try !
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Posted 24 Mar 2011 5:07 am
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| same here, just plug and play, you must realize you are now the owner of one of the best guitars made on the market today! its how i feed my family, and the GFI company is surpassed by none ! |
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 24 Mar 2011 5:46 am
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My GFI Ultra Sd10 keyless need a touch of grease in those nylon pedal connectors to prevent squeaking, but higher up it doesn't need any lubrication and probably never will.
The solid keyhead nut does have a tendency to cause hysteresis for not entirely new strings, and it has almost as much body-drop detuning as my MSA S12 Uni, but otherwise it is an excellently built instrument. |
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Joe Smith
From:
Charlotte, NC, USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2011 6:16 am
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| I also have a GFI keyless. I've never had to do anything to it but play it. I love this guitar. |
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Bob Kagy
From:
Lafayette, CO USA
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Posted 24 Mar 2011 5:00 pm
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I asked Bob at GFI about this and he said it's perfectly OK to use lube if you need it. I was worried it would deteriorate the cross-rod bearings - he said it wouldn't.
I had to use white lithium grease on the pedal rod to pedal connectors because they began to squeak. I also use TriFlow on the changers; it seems to keep them returning smoothly. Also TriFlow on the roller nuts.
Mine's a 2009 D10 Ultra. If yours doesn't need it that's great.
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2011 6:20 am
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I'm a lube fanatic who never uses oil - only dry Teflon - and I've lubed every steel I've ever owned EXCEPT my Ultra. Funny, but I've never even thought about it - the thing still plays like butter after about 5 years of use and makes absolutely no noise.
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Thomas Ludwig
From:
Augsburg, Germany
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Posted 26 Mar 2011 7:08 am
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Thank you all for information
Thomas |
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Matthew Jackson
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 16 Aug 2012 9:13 am GFI expo new
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| As some of you may know I have been scouring the forms in search for my first steel. I have gotten a lot of great advise and spent more than a few hours on the phone with a few here. I am pretty amased and thankfull for all the helpful advise, things to look for, opinions and just good guidence. I finally pulled the trigger on a GFI expo (black) while it was over what I had hoped or thought I would spen, I am pretty darn stoked. I am a banjo player, upright bass player and have been playing dobro for a few years--I never thought I would get bit by the steel bug. Just want to thank every one for helping a newbe with tips, guidence and good thoughts. Now I just gotta learn to play the darn thing....any one know a player in Memphis? |
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Russ Wever
From:
Kansas City
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Posted 16 Aug 2012 10:54 am
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| ....any one know a player in Memphis? |
Get in touch with ~> Eric Lewis.
He's an excellent steel guitarist
with teaching studios in midtown.
~Russ
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