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Topic: Anyone seen a stringmaster conversion like this? |
Ethan Shaw
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Texas, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 11:03 am |
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This thing is half pedal/ half non-pedal, so I didn't know where to post it.  I recently bought this Stringmaster. It's dated 1957 under the tuners. At some point, someone converted one of the necks to pedals. There were originally two plunger changers, that someone later filled in (I guess when they changed the bridge). The bridge is a very functional design, that pulls down on the fingers until they hit a stop screw.
The other neck is normal, and where I have my main tuning. For this neck, I was thinking of having some fun and making some parts to restore it to how it was when someone put this bridge on (and probably pull two strings). The guy I bought it from bought it in a pawn shop in Houston in 1980, and the pedals (and undercarriage) weren't with it anymore when he bought it. If anyone else has a steel with this conversion, I'd really appreciate it if you could send me some pictures, so I can see how the undercarriage looked. Also, the tuning pan on that neck has a lot of rusty pings in it. I'm not trying to get this thing beautiful (I like the way it looks), but I don't want it to get worse. What's the best way to deal with the rust? (Other than replate it!) |
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Michael Johnstone
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Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 12:41 pm
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| The pulleys indicate some kind of cable action alongs the lines of a Fender 400 perhaps.You're probably on your own as to how to get that all working again because although there were many pedal conversions on Stringmamters,they were pretty much all one-of-a-kind home brew jobs. Since all pedal steel players are mechanically inclined I'd say take it out in your shop and go for it. As far as rust short of re-plating,a wire brush or steel wool is about all you can do. |
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Peter Huggins
From:
Van Nuys, California, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 12:51 pm
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For cleaning and rust removal of chromed or nickel plated parts, I use Quick-Glo as well as Turtle Wax Chrome Cleaner and Rust Remover. The Turtle Wax product should be easy to find at auto parts stores everywhere, Quick-Glo used to be in Schwinn Bicycle shops everywhere, but today I order it directly from the manufacturer www.quick-glo.com It's made in Louisiana!
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John Haspert
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 4:00 pm Restorations
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Don't forget that Bobbe Seymour shows a very nice restoration on his website. May have some source of parts. Blackie Taylor out in California used to have a lot of Fender stuff, due to his close proximity to the factory, back in the day.
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