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Topic: Help with changing LKR to RKL and RKR to LKR |
Ron Mishler
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2016 11:35 am |
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| Is there anyone in Michigan that could help me change the guitar I am playing now to what my new guitar is going to be to transition easier....I have never attempted this and would appreciate any help....Help! Please PM me Thanks! |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 25 Nov 2016 12:10 pm
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What kind of guitar? Some axen have welded bellcranks.
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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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Ron Mishler
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2016 1:54 pm Change LKR to RKL ....
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 26 Nov 2016 7:13 am
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Oh, this will be relatively easy, but make detailed notes first.
1) take pictures, or write down which rods are in which holes in the bellcranks, and which holes in the changer. Most people allocate numbers to bellcrank positions and letters to changer slots (typically starting closest to the strings), so you'll have something like "String 1: 1B, String 6: 5D", if you have a knee lever raising 1 to G and dropping a wound 6th to F#. That's a LONG pull on 6.
2) make a note of how much travel each lever is allowed, as you might have to shorten one and lengthen the other.
3) if you want to avoid trial and error, and rods binding as they pass through the other bellcranks, use a square to measure the distance from rear apron to each of the four bellcranks.
4) unscrew the nylon nuts all the way off
5) push the "dog bones" out of the bellcrank, and pull the rods out of the guitar. While you're at it, inspect the dog bones. They wear out slowly, but they do wear out. Also inspect the dog bones on the A and B pedals.
6) loosen the screws securing the bellcranks to the shafts, and slide the bellcranks to their new locations, tighten the screws
7) insert the rods, and while holding the "shepherd's crook" (my term) in the right place, insert the dog bones.
8 ) reinstall the nylon nuts, tune up. Adjust travel, if required
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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
Last edited by Lane Gray on 26 Nov 2016 2:52 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Ron Mishler
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2016 11:19 am LKR to RKL
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| Thanks Lane you always help me out.... Ron |
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