The Steel Guitar Forum

attempting chord melody playing. Got a long way to go before I even get close to you. I fully understand how much effort goes into getting a working arrangement but I sure wish you'd light a fire under your butt and post another sooner than later!!!!!

Richard

Bob- Careful! Don't use anything but the Dekley cross shafts with the steel rib running along its' length. If you use a plain cross shaft with no rib, the bellcrank WILL rotate sooner or later - probably sooner - and your tuning will be shot. I know - some people have used the plain cross shafts but...

Bobbe always treated me as if I were his best friend. Haven't seen him in quite a while - now I never will. Miss Ya, Bobbster.

Very interesting - for whatever it's worth to all.

http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science- ... age-n35601

Richard

Tony Glassman -

You're right, of course, but, if the pullrod is at an angle to the changer, then "top-dead-center" is shifted such that the rod is tangential to the arc formed by the bellcrank. This is nit-picky, I know, but it's nonetheless accurate.

Richard

My Bad -

I misread the post.

Georg - I think that I've gotta correct your assessment. When the bellcrank is leaning towards the changer, the horizontal component of the motion is greater than the vertical moment. As it is rotated further, the moment is almost vertical, resulting in little movement from the changer. Hence, the m...

Alvin - You are entirely correct. Tom Gorr has added a useful bit of information. Ideally, any pull should be "linear", that is, in the same direction as the rod. However, everything in a PSG is rotational - a circular motion. In order to reduce the effort required to pull a changer finger...

TTT

Alan - This reply may not help you in the least but it will give you some insight as to what I have done in order to improve the ergonomics of my instrument. I have completely refurbed/rebuilt an old Dekley SD12. Further, I have concocted a copedant which serves to facilitate the ready access of mod...

As most know, our house burned down to the ground on June 14th. Back up some 35-40 years. Managed to see Ray Price in concert 3 or 4 times in north Georgia. Emmons was with him at the time. On one occasion, Ray had just cut a new album "San Antonio Rose" with Willie Nelson. After the show,...

Mike -

Studied the classic guitar way back in the 60's so using a fourth pick is a no-brainer. With your conception and modern ear you should be able to entrance a whole bunch of us with marvelous sounds.

Just do it! - and then let us hear what should be a wonderful result.

Richard

Most tend to languish contentedly in the cradle of mediocrity which is the ongoing path of the PSG. Lethargy does little to stimulate imagination in search of more challenging avenues of approach and style. A nonexistent audience is anathema to even the most brilliant, innovative and imaginative per...

Mike -

Couldn't resist - just had to revisit this thing.

Double my first comment.

Richard

Re: - Another thread. This ain't "Mansion On The Hill" or "Crazy Arms" but maybe this sorta thing will get some of the kids to listening. Might even displace some of those so-called git-tar players and their perpetual noise. A rebirth of the pedal steel guitar - in a rock-n-roll ...

Peter -

Bravo!

If your designs were easy to install/uninstall then you could choose the pattern which suits your mood of the moment.

Those designs sure beat the hell out of that "clunky" apparition on my old Dekley.

Richard

Richard - Mike has this nailed - but I would call your attention to, perhaps, the most important phrase that he's written : - "adding tension to the dominant chord and creating a strong need for resolution". This is stock-in-trade for any jazz player. Impart some dissonance - tension - and...

Bob -

To add a touch of "geekiness" to Michael's post, it is well to note that the major diameter of a #10 machine screw is .190". This is only a couple of thou greater than 3/16" rod - .188" Doesn't amount to a hill of beans as far as the "fit" of the thread.

How damned tasty!

There's a bunch of folks that could take a lesson or to (or three) from you. Just great listening.

Richard

Jimbeaux - Ain't gonna tell you anything that you already don't know however an unbiased comment or two could help to keep your head on straight. 1st: - it's a gorgeous instrument. And, yes, looks are a valid input on our selection of an instrument. 2nd: - It's a jazz axe. No extraneous foo-foo. Rem...

Curt - Almost as an aside, I would ask you to consider the following as added input to your quest. Music - the meter, the timing, is highly structured. Unless one is perverse enough to change the time signature with each measure, the composition moves along at a regular, measured pace and with a fix...

Curt - In a small sense, you have panned "jazz-style syncopation". Don't do it. All syncopation is only a temporary deviation from the established tempo. Since jazzers seemingly play around with tempo more than others it would be well to note that the only means by which they are able to a...

My take on this is quite simple: -STOP playing the same 24 tunes over and over and over ad nauseum! It should be quite obvious that the audience is quite limited - or haven't you noticed? The musical library has thousands of tunes which could be played on the PSG but aren't. How do you folks expect ...

This is NOT an affront upon religion although my thought process began while in church this morning. When serving communion in my church, the sacraments are distributed to the congregation by members who volunteer their services. During this interlude - or, down time - an appropriate Christian recor...

Paul -

I have a rotating inventory of 6 CD's in my center console. Gave up on radio ages ago. Now I listen to what I want when I want it. Granted, the "library" is limited - but changing - but it's better than the futility in searching for something which is nonexistent.

Richard