Fender Stringmaster parts

Cindy Cashdollar · Post by **Cindy Cashdollar** » 9 Nov 2008 10:06 am

I know this is a stretch, but can anyone help me in tracking down a few replacement "ashtrays" for Fender Stringmasters? Need one for a 1955 D-8, and two for a 1973 triple neck. Neither have the "lollipop" tuners. Thanks!

Ron Victoria · Post by **Ron Victoria** » 9 Nov 2008 10:28 am

There was a post a few weeks ago regarding a member who starting making the 8 string covers. I can't recall what section it was in. Hopefully, someone else here can provide that link.

ron

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 9 Nov 2008 12:31 pm

Cindy, here's a link to the post Ron's refering to. Good luck. http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=142976

Dean Gray · Post by **Dean Gray** » 9 Nov 2008 4:08 pm

Hi Cindy, sorry I can't help you with any parts but just wanted to say hello, and thank you for your instructional material. I have just been going over your steel DVD's again, and thay have been a big help to me, and I am sure, many others here on the forum.

So, Thank You!!

Good luck with your search.

Dean.

Mark White · Post by **Mark White** » 9 Nov 2008 4:15 pm

Aren't these the snap on bridge covers? I think Cindy needs the tuner pans.......or maybe I'm misunderstanding?

Ron Victoria · Post by **Ron Victoria** » 9 Nov 2008 4:18 pm

She mentions lollipop tuners, so I think she may be looking for the pans.

Andy Sandoval · Post by **Andy Sandoval** » 9 Nov 2008 4:42 pm

You guys are right, it's the pans she's lookin for. I should've paid more attention.

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 9 Nov 2008 6:49 pm

Cindy, if it's just the trays you're looking for and not the tuners - I have 2 of them in excellent condition.

Garry Vanderlinde · Post by **Garry Vanderlinde** » 9 Nov 2008 7:55 pm

Well the "ash tray" was always refered to as the bridge cover as I recall.

Cindy Cashdollar · Post by **Cindy Cashdollar** » 10 Nov 2008 11:16 am

Thank you all for the feedback on this. The part(s) I'm looking for would be the whole tuning unit, tuners and all....it appears that you can't just replace/repair the broken and/or stripped tuners, so I would need the whole thing. I've always heard this part referred to as an "ashtray", so sorry for any confusion.
Hope this is more clear now and someone out there can help.

Tom Wolverton · Post by **Tom Wolverton** » 11 Nov 2008 7:15 am

Some of us have asked Fender if they would make these tuner "ashtray" assemblies available again. They seem to ignore our requests. I also sent e-mail to Stewart-MacDonald to see if there was any interest in building (and selling) these. No response from them either....not even a "no thanks".

Cindy, maybe you have more clout. Or if the collective community were to ask for it, maybe Fender or Stu-mac would listen....or at least respond.

I've thought about building new ones, but I think the sheet metal stamping would cost an arm and a leg. I could part with the leg, but still need both arms to play steel with. : )

Rick Alexander · Post by **Rick Alexander** » 11 Nov 2008 8:15 am

They don't really have to make the trays, just the tuner assemblies.
Fender refuses to do it.
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum2/HTML/005591.html
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum2/HTML/009378.html
Fender Japan make Stringmasters, but they very politely refuse to sell the tuners.

Kevin Greenberg · Post by **Kevin Greenberg** » 11 Nov 2008 3:24 pm

Cindy, I did some digging through old posts, and apparently Terry Mueller is the man to get ahold of. He's here on the forum, I believe. He can fix and/or replace the tuning machines on the ashtray. There's a few other guys who do it too, maybe someone knows who, and will chime in. I may be wrong, but I think I read somewhere that Herb Remmington can fix them too.

Kevin Greenberg · Post by **Kevin Greenberg** » 11 Nov 2008 10:28 pm

I just found this digging around. Apparently Whit Snell can fix 'em too:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... t=lollipop

Ken Pippus · Post by **Ken Pippus** » 11 Nov 2008 10:33 pm

Terry Mueller does great work quickly. Strongly recommended.

KP

Nick Reed · Post by **Nick Reed** » 11 Nov 2008 11:32 pm

Here's how they look if anyone needs to know

Kevin Greenberg · Post by **Kevin Greenberg** » 12 Nov 2008 12:53 am

Hey Ken, I also have a friend who could use Terry Mueller's help with some lollipop tuners on an old stringmaster, but Terry's not on the forum member list. Any suggestions on how to get ahold of him?

Mark White · Post by **Mark White** » 12 Nov 2008 1:07 am

I saved Terry's email address just in case:
tkm1957@aol.com

I hope it's still good.

Cindy Cashdollar · Post by **Cindy Cashdollar** » 12 Nov 2008 8:21 pm

Leave it to the Forum readers to come through; thank you all for the feedback and
information. It's a drag that none of the big companies will make these parts available; I guess it's a matter of not enough demand vs. supply.

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 13 Nov 2008 7:24 am

I certainly understand the interest in new parts, but a low production of those parts would make them expensive to build , and worse yet, expensive to buy.
Better to get the guys who fix them to do it.

Cindy Cashdollar · Post by **Cindy Cashdollar** » 13 Nov 2008 12:05 pm

To Ken and Mark; thank you for suggesting Terry Mueller, I had forgotten about his work. Was able to get in touch with him, so things are looking up. Dean, glad the DVD's are helping you out!

Thanks again to all the replys and feedback.

Kevin Greenberg · Post by **Kevin Greenberg** » 13 Nov 2008 2:32 pm

Thanks for the info, Mark.

Mark White · Post by **Mark White** » 15 Nov 2008 2:45 am

Glad I could be a little help!

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 15 Nov 2008 12:03 pm

Cindy Cashdollar wrote:...I guess it's a matter of not enough demand vs. supply.

That reminds me of the barman who replied to a customer, "You're the tenth guy I've told so far tonight, we don't keep that brand of whisky because there's no demand for it...."

Mark White · Post by **Mark White** » 15 Nov 2008 8:12 pm

Probably not the proper place to post this but I just 'discovered' this clip of Cindy tearin' it up with Sonny Landreth.
Ooooweee!!
http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=gESTHVejJTY

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