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Topic: CLOSE CLOSE 1996 Carter has had BCT added to it?? |
Andy Eder
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North Florida, USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2015 8:15 pm |
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Does anybody know or is it the Emperor's New Stabilizer?
Last edited by Andy Eder on 22 Aug 2015 9:29 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Bill Moore
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Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 2 Aug 2015 5:09 am
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| From the underside, look at the area right in front of the changer fingers. If the BCT was installed, you will see a small section of wood added there. The fingers will be making contact at that spot. If the BCT was original, there is no additional wood added, the fingers are against the body. |
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Mark van Allen
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Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Andy Eder
From:
North Florida, USA
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Posted 2 Aug 2015 7:36 am
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Thanks to Mark and Bill, I appreciate that info.
Andy |
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Jan Dunn
From:
Union, NJ USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2015 3:12 pm Maybe, Maybe not
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| I have a 97 Carter that left my house twice. Once was to have Bud and John install a BCT changer in it. As I recall it was about 400 bucks back then but at my age I'm lucky to remember my age. At any rate, I looked under my guitar and I don't see any wood as described above. Keep in mind, these older Carters had wood back aprons so maybe that has something to do with it. In fact John told me that it was a job like mine that had the company go to the metal rear apron. It was too hard to bust open the all wood body. I do see a metallic sticker on the same end as the serial number but don't remember if it was there originally (I think so). It's about 2 inches by 2 inches, maybe a bit bigger. Any way, I'm not trying to muddy the waters here. Just curious if there's some other 'tell' about retrofitted BTC changers. |
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Jan Dunn
From:
Union, NJ USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2015 3:24 pm I stand corrected
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| There IS a piece of wood in there but it so closely resembles the color of the body, it looks like it IS the body. Is that black thing I see through the 3 slots all the way at the end of the changer (when looking from above), that piece of wood? I'm guessing so. The more knowledgeable folks than me once again prove that they are! |
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Andy Eder
From:
North Florida, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2015 9:14 am Close Please
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| Thanks to all that have replied! |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 15 Aug 2015 10:22 am
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| i'd wait til jan got an answer. |
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Andy Eder
From:
North Florida, USA
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Posted 22 Aug 2015 9:30 am Close Close
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| CLOSE CLOSE THANKS |
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