The Steel Guitar Forum

Hi Everyone, I have a 1961 Valco Tonemaster with the string-through pickup and I just had a closer look at it today because I'm looking to install a Certano Bender (Has anyone installed a bender on this model lap steel? I hope it doesn't diminish the value of a vintage instrument). Like some of you ...

Huge shout-out to Mr. Wayne Brown of Bassano, Alberta who fixed the many issues with my Carter D-10! He even fixed the reverb in my Peavey Nashville 112 and sorted out my volume pedal. Now all I have to do is learn how to play this beast! If you live in the Great White North and you need work done W...

Yes, the A pedal is correct.

Mike Vallandigham wrote:Yeah, it should raise 3 and 6.

Do the A and C pedals have normal pulls on them?

Mike

Thanks Mike. The A pedal is good but the C pedal only raises the 7th string which I think is incorrect. Darn it!

Hi, I am learning to play my 10 string Carter pedal steel in E9 tuning. I just discovered that my B pedal raises the 2nd string (D#) and the 6th string. I think it should raise the 3rd sting (G#) instead. Why would it be set up this way and can I adjust it to raise the 3rd string? It looks complicat...