Tim Donaghy
From:
Ventura, California, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2018 9:52 am |
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Hey friends,
I have a MSA Pro Am Sidekick, and while it's suiting my needs for a beginner guitar, I tend to not use the knee lever because it rocks the whole instrument to the side.
My understanding is that these were built on the cheap back in the 70's, and I'm wondering if anyone has insight to how I could upgrade the legs to something more solid. The actual case cabinet is solid wood, so I think it could take something a little more sturdy without damaging the wood.
Attached are two pictures - one showing how the legs attach to the MSA, and a Sho Bud whose legs I'd like to replicate.
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 30 Nov 2018 12:49 pm
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Yeah, the old "leg-in-a-hole-with-a-thumbscrew" idea does tend to get rickety with age. An x-brace on the front would work, but would look kinda strange. As I recall, there's only 2 screws securing the metal plates on the ends. You could drill them and add more screws into the aprons, deck, and leg-blocks, I guess. That might help some. But if it's the holes the legs are going into that are oversize, then the best easy solution would be to decrease that clearance somehow (with tape, heat shrink, or shim stock).
The ideal solution, of course, would be machined endplates and screw-in legs. But that'd be involved, and likely expensive. |
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