Sierra retrofit

ed packard · Post by **ed packard** » 3 Feb 2005 9:11 am

For those that might be interested in installing The PST system changer/tuner integration, and the terminator block on Sierra Session series instruments (probably other models also), It can be done, either at the factory, or it can be done at home.

Beat up on Tom Baker at Sierra and he can supply the parts, the instructions, a drill bit, and a tap; maybe even a template.

Tom Baker
Sierrasteelguitars@earthlink.net
1-503-759-3155

Shhhh, ..don't tell him that I told you...

If you need photos, email me.

The retrofit does away with the need to pretension the strings = fastest string change in the West! or East.

Remove the retrofit, and your instrument is back to "as delivered" functioning.
[This message was edited by ed packard on 03 February 2005 at 09:26 AM.]

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 3 Feb 2005 9:13 am

Oh so very interesting LOL

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 3 Feb 2005 9:27 am

Very interesting! I might just do that. Ed's new changer idea is brilliant.

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 3 Feb 2005 9:36 am

Oh my gosh! In another topic, Per Berner of Sweden wrote:

I was just thinking maybe that direct feel could be achieved by having a raise-only changer on the right, and a lower-only changer on the left? Some pedal linkages would have to be a bit more complex, but the changers could be made much simpler and easier to keep in tune. I think I saw some pictures of something like this somewhere not long ago...

Suddenly this idea clicked in my head. What if, instead of the terminator block at the nut end of a Sierra PST, there was a changer dedicated to lowers. Could we end up with solid fingers (like a Speedy West guitar) at both ends, and get that "direct pull" feeling that I long for?

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David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 3 Feb 2005 11:29 am

If you would like to see the steel loook here
http://worldserver4.oleane.com/canardplus/EdPackardPSG/

ed packard · Post by **ed packard** » 3 Feb 2005 12:19 pm

DD; You are nice guy, ..I don't care what anyone says!

What the pictures do not show (that do exist now) are knobs (no wrenches) for the tuner fingers...much nicer (right Tom?).

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 3 Feb 2005 2:00 pm

I don't care what they say either.
Thanks!

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 3 Feb 2005 2:06 pm

Bobby Lee isn't that what the keyless BMIs had, lower at left, raise at right?

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 3 Feb 2005 4:46 pm

Does this modification change or increase tone & sustain?

ed packard · Post by **ed packard** » 3 Feb 2005 5:41 pm

Len;
Those were not the object of the changes. The changes were however, monitored on a step by step basis re frequency spectrum and duration of harmonic & fundamental content vs. time.

If you would like, I can email you the text, photos, and charts related to the instruments development, and let the information determine the answer. It is a large file.

Sorry for the evasive answer, but Tone and Sustain do not seem to mean the same thing to different people...so I use instrumentation.

Anyone else that wants the same info (here we go again) just ask.

I will give an "non objective" opinion...no harm done by the modifications.[This message was edited by ed packard on 03 February 2005 at 06:32 PM.]

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 4 Feb 2005 8:18 am

Hi Ed and thank you for offering to send me the text, photos, and charts related to the instruments development. I would look forward to reviewing them.

Martin Abend · Post by **Martin Abend** » 4 Feb 2005 11:53 am

Me too!

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