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Topic: Slip on two-piece P/P bell/cranks by Clem Schmitz |
Tony Glassman
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The Great Northwest
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 7:52 pm |
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Anybody who works on push-pulls,can tell you that one of the biggest PITA about making tuning changes can be having to remove or add bell-cranks. Often, it involves loosening up other bell cranks and removing a cross-shaft or brackets.
So a couple of years ago, I came across some slip-on 2-piece bell cranks made by Clem Schmitz. They were a bit spendy, but I bought a couple and eventually threw them in my Emmons parts drawer for future use.
Today, I decided to put one of them to the test. I wanted to add a C6th 3rd string half step raise to my LKL (which already lowers the E9th 2nd string to C# via half stop and the 9th string D to C#). I pulled the collars off the C 6h 3rd string pull-rod and backed it off of the changer and then slipped on Clem's bell-crank.
The bell crank consists of an open slot with a removable endplate. You just loosen two 6-32 button screws and remove the plate, to allow the bell crank to slide onto the cross-shaft from the back. Then it's a simple matter to re-attach the plate and tighten the screws once the crank is positioned. After re rodding and tightening/setting all the 3rd string pul rod collars, it was finished. 15 min to make the entire change.
Pretty cool device............if it holds up!
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Bob Hoffnar
From:
Austin, Tx
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Posted 25 Jun 2017 8:53 pm
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Clem wrote the book on Emmons push pull maintenance ! He has helped me keep my guitars on the road for years now.
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John Brabant
From:
Calais, VT, USA
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Posted 26 Jun 2017 4:21 am
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I used a couple of these on my Emmons. Working great.
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John Brabant
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Ken Byng
From:
Southampton, England
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Posted 27 Jun 2017 10:17 am
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A thumbs up from me for Clem's innovative clip-on bell cranks. I bought some of these and they are a boon to anyone who need to put additional raises or lowers on their set up. Great timesavers.
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Charley Bond
From:
Inola, OK, USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2017 12:32 pm pinning the round shafts
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The small plate would be an easy place to drill & tap a hole fpr pinning the shaft, for anti rotation problems.
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Sven Kontio
From:
Sweden
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Posted 27 Jun 2017 1:57 pm
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| On a pp cross rod there is no problem w/ rotation due to the rod being flattened where the plate will be. Clems´ bellcrank is supposed to be an easy to attach part - made to make copedent changes easy on a pp. |
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