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Topic: High E staying way sharp after being raised, help........ |
Chad Light
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2015 4:29 am |
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How can I fix this issue guys? It's driving me bonkers.
Thanks,
Chad |
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Chad Light
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2015 4:42 am E's staying sharp
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I have a pre RP Mullen if that helps.....
Chad |
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Bill Moore
From:
Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 6 Jan 2015 5:51 am
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| Increase the travel slightly on the C pedal and maybe the F lever. That will fix it. |
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Howard Steinberg
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St. Petersburg, Florida , USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2015 6:07 am
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I had a similar issue with a PRP Mullen that I had for many years. If you reach under the guitar, you should be able to feel the finger that's not going back in. In my case the issue was the return spring. I swapped it out for another spring on the guitar that didn't have a change on it. This fixed the problem. Mike Mantey suggested this fix. Hope this helps.
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Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2015 7:02 am
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Chad.. I will elaboarate a bit on Howard's good advice.. Here's what I do.. I lay on the floor under the steel, with a light shining on the changer. I activate a normally functioning raise pedal to see how the changer finger responds.. I watch it go out and back, and see how the return spring responds.. Next I look at the finger of the string thats causing problems, in this case the 4th string full tone raise..
That finger must fully retract when you release that pedal.. Even if is seems to, push against it and you might find it still needs to retract a bit as your finger has moved it slightly.. after you push it back, CHECK the E string, and listen if it has returned to pitch.. If it has, your spring is weak, and needs to be slightly tightened[if adjustable].. If not adjustable, replace it with a spring that is not being used, such as the low F#, or the 9th string D.. Of course, you could always take the spring off, take it to a good hardware store, and get the exact same size.. Or take a coil out of the old spring to increase tension.. It really sounds to me like a weak spring... bob
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Darrell Birtcher
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Posted 6 Jan 2015 9:09 am
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You could have some friction between the raising and lowering fingers of your changer. Do the observation of the fingers from underneath as Bob suggested, looking at the smaller raise finger that's underneath the area where the springs are. Try pushing it back with a small screwdriver or something. If it's binding, make sure there is no debris in the area then try a bit of lubrication in that area. It could be that it's time to lube the whole changer.
I just went through this with my 8th string raise.
Let us know what you find. |
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