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Topic: Rerodding my Carter s12 |
Brian Henry
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Posted 18 Feb 2023 3:59 pm |
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I am in the process of rerodding my Carter s12, and. I have some questions.
I have all the pull rods threads. Am I supposed to tighten the nylon tuners to cover all the threads?
Before putting on the strings are all the pull bars supposed to be vertical?
How do I adjust the small black screws in the front frame that determine pedal,travel?
Many thanks,
Brian
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Jim Palenscar
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Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2023 9:20 am
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| If you don't cover the threads you might hear/feel the threads as they go through the changer scissors and the pedal stops utilize a set screw that requires an allen wrench to adjust. |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 20 Feb 2023 8:56 am
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Thank you Jim. What’s the best way to cut back the rods a bit once they are in place. I was thinking a dremel.
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Brian Henry
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Posted 20 Feb 2023 9:03 am
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I bought this old D12 body and some rails from reverb . I plan to cut it down into an s12 and recover it with red sparkle
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Jim Palenscar
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Posted 20 Feb 2023 9:09 am
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| I utilize 2 ways to remove the threads if necessary-either take them down w a 3M Scotchbrite wheel (basically grind them down) or use a small spacer to cover them. The latter method will cause the tuning nut to stick out a titch. |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 20 Feb 2023 3:25 pm
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Thank you Jim.
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Brian Henry
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Posted 20 Feb 2023 3:28 pm
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Here is the body cut down to an s12 size with 2 s12 endplates which I found.
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Bobby D. Jones
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Posted 20 Feb 2023 8:59 pm
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Those endplates look like old MSA end plates. Some people called it a 3/4 body. That little flat makes a nice place to put a small pad for comfort.
Good Luck in your build.bj |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 21 Feb 2023 11:00 am
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Thanks Bobby, I got the endplates from Al Brisco in Canada. They are Carter endplates. All has a lot of new Carter parts.
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Brian Henry
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Posted 21 Feb 2023 11:04 am
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Well, I now have covered the bare wood body with red sparkle and installed the S12 changer. IAM keeping the protector paper on until IAM through.
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Brian Henry
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Posted 25 Feb 2023 8:21 am
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I have completed the rodding on my Carter S12. Just lots of fine adjustments to be done once I get the strings on. I can’t get that until the keyhead arrives.
I’m just going with 4 pedals and two levers to begin with but plan to add two more levers. It was a pleasure to use the replacement bones from Bill Lipscomb.
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Brian Henry
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Posted 25 Feb 2023 8:51 am
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I have completed the rodding on my Carter S12. Just lots of fine adjustments to be done once I get the strings on. I can’t get that until the keyhead arrives.
I’m just going with 4 pedals and two levers to begin with but plan to add two more levers. It was a pleasure to use the replacement bones from Bill Lipscomb.
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Brian Henry
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Posted 20 Mar 2023 12:57 pm
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Latest picture of my Carter S12 self build. Just waiting for an S12 keyhead to complete it. I do have a spare s 10 keyhead featured in the picture.
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