The Steel Guitar Forum

Hi Roger ...
Ole Rob here ...
I found that the 47nf capacitor cut way to much hi frequency and rendered it useless.
Doing some experimenting I found a 1nf down to 680pf were much better choices and allowed use of the 500k tone pot.

Also I have PM'd you a message.

Rob ...

Hi Roger ... I took receipt of my L3 September of 2000, possibly shortly after yours was shipped. I don't have a compensator pull on C6, 6th string lower, because that E to D# didn't need one. No -- you cannot move the compensator pull to a different lower slot, but you can remove it freeing up that...

Hi Johnny ...
Glad to hear you joined the MSA team!
They can definitely use the help.
Back in November 2021 I ordered a U12 Legend and continue to wait for it to be built.
Possibly you'll be the one to put the end plates on??

Congrats ...

Rob ...

Hi Roger ... I own a Legrande3 with lower compensators. These pulls were indicated with a black tuning nut and rubber washer, and taking up a lower changer slot. The compensation rods connected to a stationary cross shaft. This design allowed a hex nut adjustment to slightly flatten the string after...

I am learning the uni E9/B6 and would love a copy of your chord chart.
Please send to Rhino675@frontier.com

THanks ...

Hi ...
I am thinking about having an E9/B6 built.
Would like to know if weight will be under 50 pounds in case.
Could Universal owners chime in with their guitar weights.

I haven't flown with a steel yet so any help or guidelines would be appreciated.

Thanks...
Rob...

Hi Austin … I too own a LL3 with 108N’s and want to experiment with different pickups. I seem to be experiencing a lack of bass and midrange, which may be due to my equipment. Using a Nashville 400 I have an MXR EQ on the effects loop in order boost bass and some mid frequencies. As been stated here...

Hello everyone... I am really surprised that the Fender Steel King circuit board hasn’t been modified yet? Possibly just replacing the TLO72 chips with the Burr-Brown OPA2604 or OPA2134 IC's would make a vast improvement on tonal quality. As the Nashville 400 went under passive and active upgrades t...

Thanks for the reply Doug and YES I will get in touch with you. Long ago on the forum I read that some mod needed to be done to the counterforce plate in order to add more cavity depth for a standard pickup. I don’t have the measurements handy but the 108N width and length are pickup standard size, ...

Hello friends … If it’s possible I would like to change out a 108N pickup in my Legrande III. It’s my understanding that I need to do a mod in the pickup cavity on the counterforce plate in order to make room for a standard size pickup. Can someone tell me what this mod entails? Thanks… From the Sou...

Hi Jimmie, I have a pair of 710's that are slightly used (less than a year). I sold my steel and didn’t want to let the 710's go with it because I liked them, so I re-installed the original single coils. They show no tarnish or wear. My new Emmons came with humbuckers so I won’t need these. The bott...

Tommy, I have a pair of 710's that are slightly used (less than a year). I sold my steel and didn’t want to let the 710's go with it because I liked them, so I re-installed the original single coils. My 710's show no tarnish or wear. My new Emmons came with humbuckers so I won’t need these. The bott...

Hi Bob… I am assuming that your new roller nut assembly is gauged, if so I may have some advice. On my older Emmons the rollers were not gauged so when stringing up the guitar I would start at the end of the tuning peg and wrap the strings towards the key head, all worked great. When I took possessi...

Hi Terry… It’s true, just ask Emmons to send you samples and they will. I wasn’t happy with the color choices provided so I went to my local Crafts and Floor Covering shop and looked at a zillion different mica styles. There were so many examples to choose from between Wilsonart and Formica brands. ...

Hi Bill…. I have experienced the same type of problem as you. What I did was to record a Band in a Box background rhythm and supply the melody via my steel while being tuned to JI. When I played back the recording I was shocked by how horrible and out of tune I sounded. What stood out the most on th...

Terry… I liked the Emmons single coils but, couldn’t take the 60 cycle noise. I purchased a couple of BL-710 Humbuckers and installed them. I must admit they were quiet and allowed me to tailor my sound. The 710’s were designed to drive the 500K ohm volume pedal pot causing minimal signal loss and m...

Hi Terry…

I have heard these pickups. There is only one usable decent sounding selection of the bunch. Save yourself some money and just get the single coils or the 108N.

I have the 108’s on both necks on my Emmons and they have plenty of growl and sound great..

Rob…

Hi Mike… I waited for a year and a month before taking delivery of my new 2003 Emmons Legrande III. My LGIII D10 was ordered with every bell and whistle I could think of, as well as a black sparkle custom Formica body. I went through my new D10 with a fine toothed comb after it arrived, and there we...

Hi Brad, and congrats for designing a tube preamp for our guitars. I have been using a transistor type buffer mainly because it allowed me to turn down the pickup signal amplitude. I have and effect unit that distorts because the out put of my guitar is soooo hot – way over 10db. Although I have a ...

Hi Sonny…. I am also using my lap top to mix a BiaB file with steel and plugging into a Nash 400. I also experienced a 60 cycle hum, even with head phones plugged into the lap top. What I did to remedy this problem was to go into the computers master volume audio and balance settings. Check the mute...

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2003 Lashley Legrande III 9/7 with Black Sparkle Mica and 108N humbuckers. Built by Ron Lashley.

From the southeast corner of Washington State.

Rob Rheinschmidt

Thanks for the nice words Nick. I must say there are many features included on my new Emmons Lashley Legrande I failed to mention. Features like one-piece key head with the harmonic tones generated between gauged roller nut and tuning key. These are the same harmonics that Maurice mentions on the MS...

Hello forumites… Its time for me to pipe up and say a few words about my new D-10 Lashley Legande III. I ordered a new Emmons LL-III in August of 2002 and finally took possession of it the beginning of September 2003. My III came with counterforce on both necks, compensators on all strings that cont...

I have generally been afraid of diminish chords because of my lack of understanding about their use. I can feel comfortable about using an augmented 5th for a change from a I to a IV, but can someone please explain the correct usage of diminished chords?

Rob...

Hi Richard.

Beautiful guitar! I tried to post some pictures of your LIII also, but to no avail. PictureHost is also down.

Sooooo....

How about a critique on her playability and tone.

From the southeast corner of Washington State.

Rob...