The Steel Guitar Forum

Just wondering, as I'm using the Jeff Newman tuning chart. Does that make a difference? I mean, is it already counting in the cabinet drop or should I still tune with A+B, B+C, A+F together?

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Thanks for your replies. Gotta in to some new habits then. I guess this means, that if you'd ie play a major scale up, on note at a time, you'd always use both pedals to bend, although you only really play one of the notes? I've been practicing to be able to separate those two pedals when doing so.....

Hi folks, I'm rather new at the steel and have started to wonder about the A&B-pedals reg. intonation and the so-called 'cabinet drop'. Would you - if possible - always press down both pedals at once instead of each one individually? So that you always have both pedals down while tuning or playi...

Thanks to all of you - seems everything is fine then. I'll experiment a bit with the tuning when I get to my rehearsal space again tomorrow.

Thanks, Earnest. So what you mean is that I first tune the whole step raise by the rod/nut and afterwards tune the half step from under the pedal steel? I'm assuming it's the thingy in the middle of your photo that I should be able to adjust that on.

Hi, I’m still relatively new to the PSG and noticed a strange thing while tuning yesterday. I have Sh oBud 6140 (rebuilt to E9) with a LKR (e->f) and C-pedal (4+5. string goes one note up). It seems that the same tuning rod/nut (is that what’s it’s called) is affecting the 4. string with both ...

Thanks for your replies! I'll check those out. Another though was to use a tuner that I can just (easily) change HZ on when going from string to string. Any suggestions for this solution? Preferably with the possible to tune to 1/2 a HZ ie 338,5 - does that exist?

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I'm on the lookout for a tuner for my PSG, which I can program to ie. F# to 442,5, D# for 339 etc, so I don't have to mess with changing & remembering hz. Would be optimal if I could save different settings 1) open strings and 2)pedals down.. Any suggestions?

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Alex

Thanks to all of you for your replies. Dan, you were right and tightening it solved the issue. Happy new year, folks!

Hi, I have a ShoBud 6140 and am pretty new in business. The A-pedal has stopped working for my lowest B string, so nothing happens there when pressing the pedal (5th string is working fine though). Does anyone have tips on what to do? I'm thinking I might need to get the changer out (and clean while...

Gordon, I agree with you that I probably won't play that pattern in a musical setting very often. But as a newbee on the steel I want to start out right, so I'm trying to learn a few licks, patterns etc with 'correct' fingering to have a basis to start from.

Thanks a lot for all your feedback, I'll check out the links and suggestions. Seems there's no 'one way' to do approach this - doesn't surprise me, although it would have been easier

Hi, Happy to join the forum. I’m new at the steel and am struggling with pick blocking and how to approach it. Could anyone advise me on an appropriate fingering for this exercise - both in terms of right hand picking and what to use for blocking the notes. Would be very much appreciated. F# - - -...