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Jerry Berger
From:
Nampa, Idaho USA
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Posted 13 May 2016 8:33 am |
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| What can a person use to prop up a psg if you do not have a set of work stands? I have to make some changes using a rodding chart. |
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jim flynn
From:
Salado,Texas
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Posted 13 May 2016 8:59 am undercarraige
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For re rodding I use a couple of 2/4's about 12" long covered with carpet.
I do have a stand that cradles the top of the guitar on the front and back, but is more trouble to make.
If you are checking the tuning (pulls and stops) simple rock
the guitar forward and backward off the 2x4 blocks to unmute
the desired string.
Hope this helps. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 13 May 2016 9:09 am
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Until I got my Bob Cox stands, I just put a couple thick towels on the table/bench, set the guitar on the towels, and would rock it to pluck the strings.
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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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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 13 May 2016 9:50 am
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Just for clarity--Skip's link is to Bob Cox's stands to which Lane refers.
While we're on the subject, can someone give me a clue--I can't figure out an effective way to attach these stands without finding something like a 2x4 to prop up one end of the guitar. Am I missing something obvious?
I got a set of these stands from Bob years ago and they are a great idea. But I just can't figure out this puzzle. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 13 May 2016 9:55 am
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I put it on the table set up, free one end of the pedal bar from the leg, affix to the rear leg and them apply them to the front side, reattach the pedal bar, and repeat at the other end.
Next time, I'm thinking of using an armless chair.
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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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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 13 May 2016 9:57 am
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I use a prop similar to jim flynn. 2 carpet covered blocks that I connect with a 2" wide piece of 1X to fit the length of the guitar. Use "L" brackets so they don't wiggle.
I like Bob's idea, but most times I need to remove the right front leg so I don't have to work around the leg to rod the changer. I suppose if I had a bolt the correct size to fit the leg socket, that would work. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Skip Edwards
From:
LA,CA
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Posted 13 May 2016 10:32 am
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| I just lay the steel upside down on my lap, attach the legs and the stands, then I just set it down, attach the pedals & all, and I'm good to go. |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 13 May 2016 12:17 pm
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| Oh, I probably have bolts and washers that size. The idea just came to me while I was posting about Bob's invention. |
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Jerry Berger
From:
Nampa, Idaho USA
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Posted 13 May 2016 12:30 pm
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Thanks to all of you who gave me ideas on what to use to take the place of metal work stands. The folded towels worked great.
Last edited by Jerry Berger on 13 May 2016 3:23 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 13 May 2016 2:04 pm
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I just assemble the guitar, except for the right rear leg, and then stand it up endways on a large bench or table, with the keyhead-side endplate down.  |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 13 May 2016 2:40 pm
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I use a bathroom floor mat,with the rubber part up...I'm thinking about getting those little stands that Skip Edwards has.
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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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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 13 May 2016 2:53 pm
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Dammit, Hinson.
Jump in with the obvious which we all overlook.
Like Carl Smith, that's your trademark.
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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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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 13 May 2016 4:39 pm
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i've always turned it upside down on some towels on a bench.
or in my case and put some rags under the changer end to lift the rods free of the end of the case.
don't overthink it or spend money. |
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 14 May 2016 1:16 am
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For the most part I do as Donny Hinson - set it on the keyhead end with one leg left off. If I have to go in with heavy tools - sledgehammers etc.  - to fix something, I take legs off and lay the steel flat on a thick, fluffy carpet to protect the changer from string-scratches. |
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Justin Griffith
From:
Taylor, Texas, USA
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Posted 14 May 2016 5:01 am
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I built myself a couple sets of these. I use 1/2 bolts instead of the legs to keep them out of the way. You can fine tune everything without flipping the guitar over. I love them.
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Emmons/Sho~Bud/Blanton, Fender/Peavey.
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