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Topic: The problem with legs |
Dan Sawyer
From:
Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 3 Nov 2004 10:03 am |
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| I've been having a wierd problem with the legs on my Fender and Carvin guitars. If they're not completely tight in the sockets, they vibrate sympathetically with the guitar. This makes a wobbly sound. I can tighten the legs, but it only takes a minute and they are loose again. Ideas, anyone? |
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Paul Arntson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 3 Nov 2004 11:00 am
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| Discreet application of teflon plumber's tape? |
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Loni Specter
From:
West Hills, CA, USA
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Posted 3 Nov 2004 11:57 am
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| Pipe insulation. You know the foam rubber pre split sleeves. |
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Danny James
From:
Summerfield Florida USA
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Posted 3 Nov 2004 12:10 pm
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Hi Dan,
Try going to the hardware store and get the rubber washers that go in the end of a rubber hose connection. Slip that over the end of you legs then tighten them and that should take care of it.
Good luck,
Danny |
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 3 Nov 2004 1:14 pm
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| It seems like a thin brass washer would be a better solution. |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Nov 2004 10:47 pm
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Also from the hardware store, try rubber O-rings similar to those found in faucets, but of course large enough to slip over the leg-threads and up against the end of the leg. Probably with todays leg-threads you would use a 1/2” dia. O-rings. With the older/larger threads probably 3/4” O-rings. The brass washer also sounds like a good idea! Or have the threads brazed and re-threaded and maybe even the sockets!
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“Big John” Bechtel
(2)-Fender ’49–’50 T–8 Customs
Fender ’65 Reissue Twin-Reverb Custom™ 15”
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Dan Sawyer
From:
Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2004 12:58 am
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| Some great ideas here. Thanks, everyone! |
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