Norwood" pedal steel on Ebay......what tha...?

Craig Holden · Post by **Craig Holden** » 19 Aug 2002 6:13 am

What in the wide, wide world of sports is this thing?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=898949086

Doesn't look like a homemade garage job, but it definately gets a "10" in the weird department.....look at the undercarriage!!!

Would LOVE to know how this thing works and what planet it came from....

Beautiful wood, though. Homemade pickup??Love the legs...I'll bet granny had a surprise when she found the legs on her walker missing...

Somebody shed some light on this guitar!

Craig

Don LaCourse · Post by **Don LaCourse** » 19 Aug 2002 6:36 am

The man who build's them lives in norwalk Ohio. is a good Friend also a good picker.
i used to have a D10 he built for me,
great steel , but heavy . i can put you in touch if you are interested.

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 19 Aug 2002 7:26 am

Wow, well ya gotta admit, he didn't copy anyone.

Peter · Post by **Peter** » 19 Aug 2002 7:30 am

Did you notice the oil leak under the changer?

Jim Vogan · Post by **Jim Vogan** » 19 Aug 2002 7:48 am

Too heavy for this old man! I would like to eyeball it. Pretty wood.

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Jim Vogan Emmons Sd10 Stereo steel Amp

johnnyb · Post by **johnnyb** » 19 Aug 2002 8:11 am

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Matt Steindl · Post by **Matt Steindl** » 19 Aug 2002 8:23 am

The undercarriage looks like something on "Battlebots". Its a combination chipper shredder/PSG. Pretty cool!

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Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 19 Aug 2002 9:17 am

Wow! How do it work?

bob grossman · Post by **bob grossman** » 19 Aug 2002 9:19 am

I think you put in screws in the crossbars wherever you wanted to raise/lower. Theoretically as many raises/lowers as pedals.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 19 Aug 2002 9:53 am

I've heard of All-Pull steels, this is an Everything-Pull steel.

Pete Burak · Post by **Pete Burak** » 19 Aug 2002 10:43 am

The very last picture (bottom)... I'm seeing a little old lady coming down the street with her fancy new walker.

I would like to see this steel in person.
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Don LaCourse · Post by **Don LaCourse** » 19 Aug 2002 10:54 am

johnny,b is right, the fret board slides out and there is a hole for each string. to tune or set up, you just insert a allen screw stop on whatever string. you can push or pull any or all string's that you choose.
his idea was to be able to get a full chord at any position,something like seamores trick lever. but any how you tune the pedals and knees under the fret board.looks weird but works good, and they sound good.and the wood is very nice. but they are heavy.
paul norwood built steels in his garage back in the 60's and 70's. i guess he is still around, he was when i came to Florida in 96.

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 19 Aug 2002 4:05 pm

Norwood, a Anapeg with imagination, A Franklin with beauty, a Msa with tone, an Emmons that requires understanding, a Sho-Bud with "built in" quality, great guitar, no kidding. He would have had to sell them for $10.000.00 each to make a profit though. Truly a museum piece. What am I saying?
bOb asked, how do it work? my answer? FINE! Yes, it's a really good guitar. Better than most, Bigsby quality with David Jackson imagination. (have I dropped enough names here?)
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Martin Weenick · Post by **Martin Weenick** » 20 Aug 2002 12:09 am

I like the shallow angle of the strings where they connect to the changer, I bet it dosent break many strings.

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Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 20 Aug 2002 3:04 pm

Gee Martin, why have any angle at all then? Just a straight pull and the strings would last for ever and ever! Talk to Bill Hankey, he'll confirm what your saying.
However, on our extensive testing over a year ago, we proved this wrong. It's the bending , not the angle that breaks strings. Come by sometime and I'll show you what we found out. I'd love to see you anyway Martin. Gotta' take care of a good customer!
Bobbe

William Steward · Post by **William Steward** » 20 Aug 2002 5:46 pm

I would buy this in a heartbeat but it would mean certain divorce or at the very least the banishment of all my musical gizmos to the spare room. It is beautiful in a Vulcan sort of way...