Hi everyone. I've had a Malletech Omega for about 4-5 years at this point and have used it extensively for gigs and practice. This past year or so, I've noticed a frame creak, on and off, pretty much whenever I press down the pedal. I've tried small remedies like lubricant, tightening all the Allen wrench screws, etc, but nothing has truly solved it. I have some recording coming up, and it's gotten bad enough that I'm not sure I could use the instrument, so I'm very much trying to get this fixed!
Here are some videos of the issue so hopefully you see what I mean - https://photos.app.goo.gl/h6WcrJykCkw32sFm7
Through some troubleshooting/disassembling of the instrument I've found the culprit is the inner two rails, not actually the damper bar. It seems like the next step would be to take off the problem rails but I can't figure out what type of screw it is on the end of the rail (see the last picture in that link above). It looks like an Allen wrench, but it only fits for some of them which is weird. The one is does seem to fit, I can't loosen because it's so tight (for those not familiar with the Omega, the rails stay on the frame when you disassemble, so the rails don't easily slide off)
I've tried contacting Malletech about this but unfortunately haven't heard anything. Does anyone have any contact with them? At this point, it seems like I have to get the information about this rail screw/removing the rail from them. Thank you for the help!!
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Teflon tape
behng Fri, 10/31/2025 - 13:45
Hi Eric,
That’s strange! The problem might not actually be the rails. Since the rails connect with the damper bar, which then connects to the spring towers, the creak could be coming from that area instead. I had a similar issue a while back — Randy and I were hanging out, and he suggested wrapping a little Teflon tape around the bottom of the springs on each side. It worked perfectly! Might be worth giving that a try.
great advice. yeah eric, i…
tonymiceli Sat, 11/01/2025 - 15:26
great advice. yeah eric, i hear what you are saying, but in my uneducated but somewhat experiences opinion i think it's the damper somehow doing this.