| Author | Message | ||
     Eric Kirby |
Can anyone help me here please ? I'm trying to restore an RD110 50 which has been abused over the years and I need to find a source for replacement chassis straps. Better still, if anyone has any for sale could you let me know ? I also need to replace the grill cloth. Is there a recommended outlet for this too ? I'm based in the UK. Thanks | ||
| Terry |
Eric you can get the grill cloth at MOJO PH# 800-927-6656 The chassis straps you will have to have made or find them on EBAY. | ||
| Eric Kirby |
Thanks for the information Terry - it's much appreciated. I'll watch EBAY for the straps, but I'm guessing that they don't appear too often. | ||
| Randy Flanagan |
Eric, I am restoring my MM 410 130 currently and have run into the "Chassis Strap Nightmare" I am guessing that I have made over 25 phone calls (coast to coast) and surfed dozens of web sights and have come up empty handed. I dont know what condition your chassis straps are in but what I am in the process of doing is re-plating them myself. There are small inexpensive plating machines you can pick up for less than $30 I will let you know how they turn out! | ||
| Eric Kirby |
Hi Randy. I have one strap missing completely (how do you lose a chassis strap ???) and the other is quite badly corroded. I think that if I can't find replacements I will try to make one to replace the missing one. The plating machine sounds interesting - I've never seen one in the UK, so I would be interested in more information about them if you have it. Thanks. | ||
| Steve Kennedy |
I went to a local hardware store and found some chrome-plated "U" bolts that came with chrome-plated bar "washers" that were just right for use as chassis straps on a 112RD-100 I got that didn't come with any (someone lost the originals and used circular washers instead!). | ||
| Randy Flanagan |
Eric, good luck finding them anywhere, I have tryed. You will probably be better off fabricating some yourself. As far as the plating goes I went to: www.caswellplating.com wish you the best of luck, for more info check out the the piece I wrote in "cabinet repair and preparation" | ||
| carl. |
steve could you show me a photo of what you described above - otherwise ill be using chrome dish type washers, thanks mate | ||
| Steve Kennedy (admin) |
Here is a link and a few photos of the type of thing I used as a chassis-strap replacement: Oval Washer    Steve (Message edited by admin on April 01, 2005) | ||
| Steve Kennedy (admin) |
Here is the oval washer by itself:   Steve | ||
| c. |
cool, although i havnt seen these before they look the part, thanks heaps for that steve , really appreciated | ||
| Wrongdog |
Did YOU put the "MM" on the straps???!!! | ||
| Steve Kennedy (admin) Username: admin Registered: 03-2002 |
That's FUNNY! I didn't even SEE that when I posted it and wasn't aware that was there until you pointed it out! Steve | ||
| Graham Heath (gheath) Username: gheath Registered: 03-2009 |
Hi Folks I'm having to source a chassis strap for my Music Man 112RP65 combo. It went to a repair shop who cross threaded the bolts and trying to get it off it snapped it! grrrrr I'm wondering if Fender do anything similar? Regards Graham |