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Topic: do-it-yourself half stop
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Jan Oelbrandt
Member From: Herzele, Belgium
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posted 25 October 2006 02:48 PM
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just wanted to let this forum know: I just succesfully installed of half-stop for my A-pedal (to be able to get a b9/dim-chord).
Three pics:
The first one, pedal not pressed at all:
Now, pedal pressed until it hits the half-stop
And finally, pedal pressed fully
 [This message was edited by Jan Oelbrandt on 04 December 2006 at 02:02 AM.] [This message was edited by Jan Oelbrandt on 04 December 2006 at 02:04 AM.] |
Eric West
Member From: Portland, Oregon, USA
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posted 25 October 2006 08:07 PM
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   Just like this. choose "edit" on this post to see the UBB Code I used. Lightening them before posting ususally works best on pix, as well as resizing them for those of us with slow connections.  EJL
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richard burton
Member From: Britain
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posted 25 October 2006 10:07 PM
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Good idea, but it might need beefing up a bit, IMHO.There's only one little screw holding the assembly to the body, it might fail over time. |
Per Berner
Member From: Skövde, Sweden
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posted 25 October 2006 10:52 PM
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Nice idea, superbly compact and simple! What type of spring did you use, and what other parts (excluding the screw and nuts, of course)? |
Jan Oelbrandt
Member From: Herzele, Belgium
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posted 25 October 2006 11:52 PM
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Thanks for the UBB tip, will use that in the future.
I guess you're right about the one screw, will indeed have add a second one to keep it in place.
I used pickup-springs from the guitar shop. What you see is one large one and a small one, seperated by a nylon washer (to avoid the springs from interfering). I first tried it with one, but tension was not enough to feel the half-stop, so I added the second small spring. Tension is perfect now. |
Earnest Bovine
Member From: Los Angeles CA USA
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posted 26 October 2006 08:52 AM
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Your stop is so close to the axis (of the hexagonal cross shaft). I would worry that a small change (error) in your stopping point here would cause a large change (error) in the pitch of the string. |
chris ivey
Member From: sacramento, ca. usa
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posted 26 October 2006 10:12 AM
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cool...this is what pedal steel mechanics is all about...it's not rocket science....amazing what i've found you can do with a hacksaw and file! |
Jan Oelbrandt
Member From: Herzele, Belgium
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posted 28 October 2006 08:34 AM
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Earnest, so far pitching is running very nice. I thought the same thing before installing it, but it was more difficult to install in on the other side of the shaft, so I settled on where it is now. |
Sigi Meissner
Member From: Duebendorf, Switzerland
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posted 29 October 2006 02:47 AM
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Hi Jan
Do you have also a self made idea for the
regular pull rod situation? My f's sharp have the stop but to get my f's I use a lot my
LKR just by stoping by ear half the way .Greetings from Switzerland
Sigi
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Jan Oelbrandt
Member From: Herzele, Belgium
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posted 30 October 2006 11:17 AM
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Sigi, I don't understand your question fully... "that regular pull situation". But when it comes to building a half-stop, my example could be used in any situation where there is enough room for the stop to be installed, half-way the travel of the shaft... |
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