The Steel Guitar Forum

rickw · Post by **rickw** » 18 Jun 2002 8:16 am

This really happen: A month ago I was playing a weekend gig. Friday night on the first line of the first song I broke a 3rd. Then,on Saturday I broke a 3rd on the second line of the first song. The wife said, "you didn`t have any buiness being there in the first place". Don`t tell them anything! rick

Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 18 Jun 2002 10:39 am

The trick is DON'T USE YOUR B PEDAL IN THE FIRST SET.

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C Dixon · Post by **C Dixon** » 18 Jun 2002 11:22 am

Or, don't use your B pedal at all!

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as some have said concerning knee levers (and pedals) "why do you need them in the first place?"

Course, I need them. And it appears that most of you do also. So the real answer is to buy a steel that does NOT break the 3rd string or any other string for that matter.

I aint gunna tell ya which ones they be neither

And that goes for da mule ya rode in own 2!!

carl

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 18 Jun 2002 3:50 pm

Well there are some other tricks, My hunch would be the first one broke from normal stress or end of life cycle. The second one could have broke for many other reasons. dirt, bad wrap, twisted, burr on the bridge, roller bridge not rolling...or it could have been just a bad string..it does happen ! Or maybe your wife is just plain right and the gods are speaking to you thru your 3rd string.

I hate it for you

tp
Charlotte[This message was edited by Tony Prior on 18 June 2002 at 04:55 PM.]