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Topic: Changer Lubrication |
Chris Schlotzhauer
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Colleyville, Tx. USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2018 3:41 pm |
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I would like to hear the proper lube points of the entire guitar, but specifically the changer.
I have always just spread oil along the bridge and let it soak down between the fingers. It seems like I'm not getting oil all the way down to the fingers by the tuners to keep the changer returning back in tune. Is there lube points underneath that I am missing?
How do you guys completely lube your steel?
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Randy Schneider
From:
SW New Mexico, USA
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Jim Bob Sedgwick
From:
Clinton, Missouri USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2018 4:43 pm
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| Lane is 100% correct. those pivot points are critical, even more so than the changer fingers. |
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Greg Cutshaw
From:
Corry, PA, USA
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2018 12:27 am
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Greg, your 2c is gold. I visit your site often and the step-by-step lube page is well done and supremely helpful. |
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Chris Schlotzhauer
From:
Colleyville, Tx. USA
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Posted 21 Mar 2018 12:56 pm
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| That's awesome Greg.....Thank you! |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 22 Mar 2018 1:32 am
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Greg always offers excellent insight , he is a great asset to the forum.
With regard to changer lube, all lubes are not equal .
If our instrument is 20 years old or whatever, and we purchased it USED, do we know when it was last lubed and what lube was used ? We may possibly be adding new lube that will just sit on top of the old lube which then creates the famous BLACK GOO.
Many members here do the best they can to clean out ( rinse) the old lube before adding new lube. It's a messy process and it's not complete. It doesn't clean the axle or any spacers on the axle. THIS is where the biggest issue is, not the changer finger but rather the axle.
Here is a photo of a 1995 Legrande II changer which was oozing BLACK GOO on top of the changer bridges thus turning my right hand palm black. The changer fingers were indeed messy but the biggest issue was the axle. Not only did it have hardened lube but it also now had grooves which needed to be addressed.
By the way, the Steel played fine before taking it apart, that was not the issue. The black goo was the issue. Too much lube over it's 20+ year life and most certainly the wrong lube on top of previous lube.
After cleaning and reassembly the Steel plays even better, what a shock . 8 to 10 hrs of labor for each changer from start to finish. A light coating of 3 n 1 oil for the lube. Should be good to go for another 15 or 20 years !
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