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Topic: Tuning issues |
Daniel Stinnett
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Arizona, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2020 7:27 pm |
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 Hi All, Have a Franklin D10 which Mr Franklin built for me over 20 years ago. It has been a great guitar, but I am having tuning issues which have made the guitar unplayable.
The problem has been the 5th and 6th strings, but primarily the 6th. I have checked the nut, detuned the rods all the way and I still have problems. I think the problem is B pedal does not want to come back up all the way. On A and C pedal there is a spring, but not the B pedal. I don't think there has every been one on there. Is there any way to adjust this?
I will try to post some pictures.
Thanks for any help.
Danny |
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Tucker Jackson
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 17 Dec 2020 8:23 pm
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Can we assume that there never was a spring on the B-pedals's crossbar? So the problem is elsehwere?
Something is sticking or binding, you just have to find it, testing one thing at a time.
Divide and conquer, starting with the changer: what happens if you take a screwdriver or pen or something and push on the 6th string lower-finger near the nylon nut? Does it return to pitch as expected? If so, the problem is likely binding somewhere in the pull train rather than the changer. Maybe the B-pedal's crossbar is not turning freely -- or one of the two pull rods on the B-pedal is rubbing against a bellcrank or something. Take a close look at the undercarriage while you push the pedal by hand; you might spot (or hear) the problem.
Last edited by Tucker Jackson on 17 Dec 2020 8:28 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Jeremy Moyers
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Lubbock, TX
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Posted 17 Dec 2020 8:26 pm
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My Franklin doesn’t have a spring on the second pedal either, if that helps.
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 18 Dec 2020 12:20 am
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| Disconnect the pedal rods, and check that the pedals move easily on the pedal bar. |
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Niklas Widen
From:
Uppsala, Sweden
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Posted 18 Dec 2020 5:13 am
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| I had the same problem with the C pedal on an 80's Franklin a couple of years ago. On my guitar, the C pedal's cross rod didn't move freely so loosened it, cleaned some old oil and dirt off, re-lubed and re-attached it, which solved the problem for me. |
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Daniel Stinnett
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2020 7:23 am
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| Jeremy Moyers wrote: |
My Franklin doesn’t have a spring on the second pedal either, if that helps.
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Cool!! Thanks for the pic |
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Daniel Stinnett
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 18 Dec 2020 8:16 am
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| Thanks guys. It is the crossbar on the B pedal. Looks like task for tomorrow is to clean and lube it. Appreciate y'alls help. |
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Jeremy Moyers
From:
Lubbock, TX
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Posted 18 Dec 2020 10:15 am
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Awesome!
How about a few pics of the top side of the guitar? I love Franklin guitars! |
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Daniel Stinnett
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2020 12:34 pm
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| Jeremy Moyers wrote: |
Awesome!
How about a few pics of the top side of the guitar? I love Franklin guitars! |
Happy to oblige:
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Jeremy Moyers
From:
Lubbock, TX
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Posted 20 Dec 2020 6:34 pm
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| Wow! That’s beautiful!! Do you know what color that’s is? Such a cool guitar! |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 20 Dec 2020 7:38 pm
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| It appears that the 1st string on the C6th neck is overtuned. |
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