The Steel Guitar Forum

Well, I finally remembered it was in my truck and stopped at the post office. They put the return to sender stickers over the address. I tried peeling them off but they took the address with them and I can't read it. Murphy's law. So, I need an address again or someone new to send this to. Sorry. Em...

I never got into VH. By the time they came out I was married with two kids. I couldn't relate anymore.

Tim Windsor wrote:I think steel guitar could be a nice addition to a bit of Tears for Fears

I have to go through my collection. I think I have a CD of theirs. I never really played any country to any extent.

Had an 80s new wave rave in the basement. Cranked up the ole stereo and cranked up the PSG. It was fun playing the PSG along with the likes of Duran Duran and the Thompson Twins. Lots of songs in minor keys. "Hungry like the Wolf" lends itself well to the PSG, the Thompson Twins even better.

One other observation. I have never really played country. I have sat in as a lead guitarist with country bands but I didn't know any of the songs, just give me the key. I played classic rock on stage for over fifty years. I prefer and write mostly in minor keys. Maybe I should have started with a C...

Jerry wrote - The original thread had been closed so I can't post this there. I put the rod in an envelope and two stamps on it and sent it out. Well, it came back for not enough postage. I will have to repackage it and send it again. If whoever it was that asked for it (The rod is in my truck agai...

Bobby D. Jones wrote: Are the pedal rods numbered or letter marked?



Those holes in the bar is sort of a puzzle to figure out and work with.

Good luck getting the pedals set up, Happy Steelin.

Marking the rods was one of the first things I did when I bought it. See my previous post about the pedals.
Thank You.

I have the A, B and C pedals sitting pretty nicely. The Franklin pedal returns higher than the others. There is no return spring on the pedal rod pivot arm. There is no screw in the pivot arm to adjust how far it pulls back. I am not sure what is pulling it back up and where the stop is, but it is p...

Jerry- the two higher strings were added after the pedal steel had been around for a while, so they just threw them on top to not confuse existing players, is my understanding. But it fact it helps enable playing faster, using fingerpicks that is hard to do in a straight line, but you can alternate...

Bill Moore wrote:You can find a Dekley manual at the web page: http://steelguitar.com/manuals.html

Thank you, that is very informative.

The wife came up with a good suggestion. She said, "you're only 5 hrs away from Nashville." Maybe I can set up an appointment, take it to someone, have them go through a set up with me and get it set just right. How long would it take someone who knows what they're doing to set it up? I do...

Did you try looking for a GFI manual? Or, you can check any manufacturer they work similar - like Ford vs Chevy - same parts, different fit. I have a Williams so I go here. https://www.williamsguitarcompany.com/manual.html#basictuning Thanx, that should help. What I have been calling a bell crank i...

I don't know how to draw arrows on pictures so, here it ges. Now that I have her laying on her side I am seeing other things. When all four pedals are pushed down they come to a stop at different heights. I see the stop is controlled by a screw in the "bell crank" that the pedal rod is con...

Another thing that kills me on these contraptions after 58 years of guitar playing is the fact the upper two strings are lower in pitch than the strings below them. When trying to incorporate them into runs, because my first tendency is to hit a higher note on the strings in order of the strings on ...

Now for some questions about the pictures. Looking straight down at the pedals it is easy to see how far off they are from one another. I should probably adjust them the way she sits and get them even? I notice quite a few bell cranks that are not perpendicular to the body but at an angle, is that c...

Here are some photos and I didn't wind up stuck in the guitar! https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/7705_20070419_193831_1.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/7705_20070419_193839_1.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/7705_20070419_193905_1.jpg https://bb.steelguitarfo...

Like I stated. I don't know the names of all the parts. What I am calling the bell crank that I was moving the rod in was the rod that runs up from the pedals to the first "bell crank" that is against the inside of the front of the guitar. I have not touch any of the rods that run horizont...

Moved the rod at the pedal to the hole closer to me when sitting at the guitar. Moved it at the bell crack to the hole closet to the top of the guitar. Readjusted and she seems to be working a lot better. I will have to play it somemore to really see.
Thanx again.

I can't get a good picture of it. Anyway I am referring to the guitar the way it is sitting in the picture I posted. "Further away from the body", what does that mean? Towards the front of the guitar, towards the back of the guitar or down closer to the pedals? I will just fool around with...

Thanx for the help by the way.

Yes, the Dekley. I am not that familiar with the nomenclature of the instrument. Are we talking about the top of the guitar where the pull rods go into the bell crank or down on the pedals where the rod connects to the ball on the pedal. I have adjusted the pedal end to no avail. There are two holes...

Concerning my A pedal. It has a lot more play in it than the B or C pedal. As a consequence it takes longer to reach it's full pull action than the other pedals. If I raise it to try and get some of the play out of it, then it is much higher than the other two. The other two and the Franklin pedal s...

It has been claimed, that was quick, now if I can find it lol.

I thought I had sold all my rods. I found one in my truck. I have had it in there for years now and keep thinking I have to give this to some one who needs it. I am not sure where it is now in the truck but I think it is there. It is a shorter one, maybe eight inches total, with the turnbuckle and t...

Thank you all for your input, I need all the help I can get.