Lyle 1802T Vibrato help

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Lyle 1802T Vibrato help

Postby mikethemod1992 » Sat Dec 25, 2010 12:59 pm

This was my Christmas gift this year
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Unfortunately as i was playing Black Sand Beach on it, the vibrato arm snapped off inside the bushing.
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After i loosened the strings i took the vibrato off. It is very similar to a Jaguar Vibrato system.
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After trying to loosen the bushing to remove it, i found that it was unmovable
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I tried manually loosening it, banging on the wrench with a hammer, and then banging on a wood block with a hammer. IF anybody has any suggestions on how i can get this thing removed and up an running with a jaguar bushing, i'd appreciate it. Merry Christmas

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Re: Lyle 1802T Vibrato help

Postby MWaldorf » Sat Dec 25, 2010 1:13 pm

Congrats on the new guitar! I'd try putting some penetrating oil on it and letting it sit for a bit before trying to break it loose again. Have you tried getting the remainder of the arm out of the collet? Maybe with a nail punch?
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Re: Lyle 1802T Vibrato help

Postby mikethemod1992 » Sat Dec 25, 2010 1:21 pm

im afraid i dont have a nail punch handy, but i'll soak it in some WD-40

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Re: Lyle 1802T Vibrato help

Postby mikethemod1992 » Sat Dec 25, 2010 2:52 pm

mikethemod1992 wrote:im afraid i dont have a nail punch handy, but i'll soak it in some WD-40



UPDATE:
Right before i went to get the WD-40, i decided to give it one more good smack. And it came loose! Now im going to work the broken arm out, and if that doesnt work, ill get a jaguar bushing

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Re: Lyle 1802T Vibrato help

Postby Olav » Sat Dec 25, 2010 3:49 pm

That is one nice Christmas present there Mike. Good thing you got the nut loosened.

The type nr reminds me of an Aria type nr. I believe they did an 1802T too, way back when, they certainly did a 1702T which is a Mosrite copy. I'll see if I can scurry up some pics of that 1802T for ya. In the meanwhile; Have fun with it!
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Re: Lyle 1802T Vibrato help

Postby mikethemod1992 » Sat Dec 25, 2010 4:01 pm

Hey olav. Yeah Aria did make this model guitar. I actually have the epiphone sister model aswell the ET-270. Typical late 60s/early 70s matsumoku factory stuff. Here's my epiphone. It's a neat little surf guitar


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Re: Lyle 1802T Vibrato help

Postby Olav » Sat Dec 25, 2010 4:03 pm

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Re: Lyle 1802T Vibrato help

Postby mikethemod1992 » Sat Dec 25, 2010 4:08 pm

thanks! the bass boost really comes in handy


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