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Topic: Stage One question |
Tom Wolverton
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Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 1 Jul 2018 3:51 pm |
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My friend has a standard Stage One where the RKL raises strings 1 and 7 from F# to G. Is it possible to modify that pull to raise those strings up to G#?
Or is this pull locked in at the time the guitar is built?
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Jim Fogarty
From:
Phila, Pa, USA
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Posted 1 Jul 2018 4:06 pm
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Per Doug at Stage one:
"This is the standard setup from the shop. It is possible to raise strings 1&7 from F# to G#.
It is also possible to lower string 2 from D# to C#. No half-stop setup is available so it is an either / or choice."
http://www.stageonesteelguitars.com/stage_one_setup_chart |
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Doug Earnest
From:
Branson, MO USA
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Posted 1 Jul 2018 7:18 pm
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Remove the tuning nut and spacer from string 1
GENTLY pry the black retaining disc and washer from the pull rod
Remove the rod
Re-install the rod in the hole closest to the shaft in the changer
Move the rod in the bellcrank farthest away from the cross shaft
Re-install the retaining disc and washer. You may need to flatten the disc to be able to re-use it
Re-install the spacer and tuning nut. You will want to give the rod a bend as it passes through the changer finger to improve the angle. The tuning wrench works well for this
Tune it up |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 1 Jul 2018 9:19 pm
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Thank you. That sounds fairly straightforward.
And do the same thing for string 7? Or does it need less travel?
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Doug Earnest
From:
Branson, MO USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2018 4:27 am
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Just move 7 up two holes in the bellcrank and it should tune up to G#.
You might find that leaving 7 going to G gives more flexibility musically speaking. It's a great change. |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 2 Jul 2018 5:29 am
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True. And many thanks for the help.
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 2 Jul 2018 8:32 pm
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| Doug Earnest wrote: |
| You might find that leaving 7 going to G gives more flexibility musically speaking. It's a great change. |
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