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Topic: Keyless tuners...
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John Billings
Member From: Northfield Center, Ohio, USA
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posted 25 February 2004 01:39 PM
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Carl,
Point well taken. Of course I know what hysteris means in this context, I was just wondering if there might not be a better word to describe this happenstance. On a Kline, the strings just don't have to be pulled that tight. Firm, yes, but not real tight. If I have my needle-nose handy, I will use them on the 3rd string, but only because it is a bit uncomfortable pullin' on that skinny sucker. Again, it doesn't have to be pulled that tight. Must have something to do with the almost straight string pull of the tuner mechanism. I've actually easily pulled a couple of wound strings too tight a couple of times. I remember, when I bought my Kline, I looked at the tuners, and then at the owner, and told him, "How the heck do I change strings on this thing?" He showed me, in a manner of seconds, not minutes! He said it was great if you broke a string on stage. You could be back runnin' before the song was over. I was dumfounded! What a great design. JB[This message was edited by John Billings on 25 February 2004 at 01:41 PM.] |
Jerry Gleason
Member From: Eugene, Oregon
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posted 26 February 2004 12:49 AM
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I found an old photo of a Bela tuner that was mounted on a Mullen I once considered buying. This model was made to retrofit a standard keyhead, and had a compartment with a sliding lid to take up the extra length. I never owned one myself, but I remember that that each string rode over a movable cam, sort of like a changer finger, so there was no "nut" for the string to be pulled over. Maybe a Bela owner can provide a better description. Sorry that the photo isn't better quality.  It seems to me that a design like this could allow for something similar to guaged rollers, if the "cams" had a smaller radius for the wound strings.[This message was edited by Jerry Gleason on 26 February 2004 at 12:58 AM.] | |
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