New C6 pedal Steel

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Phillip Walker
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New C6 pedal Steel

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Does anyone know of a manufacturer that will make a single neck C6 with offset pedals?
Songwriter & musician (all types of steel - especially 8 string C6 non pedal) who has retired from IT & now working on my original tunes in my home studio. (Pity 'bout the beer fridge!)
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Ken Pippus
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Both Justice and Rittenberry will do it. Suspect you could probably talk Williams and Mullen into it, too.
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Fred Justice
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Post by Fred Justice »

Phillip, define {off set pedals}
This C6 guitar has 5 pedals and 5 knee levers.
The pedals start I believe on the second position.

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steve takacs
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Williams PSG

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I had Bill Rudolph of WilliamsPedal steel build me a 5 & 5 C6 with offset pedals years ago. Blonde lacquer….OH MAN , was that sweet!

Buddy Charleton played it and commented on what a fine job Bill had done. I regret having traded it away. :(
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Post by Gerald Shaw »

I'm thinking offset pedals means having the C6 pedals where they'd be in a D10 setup. When I converted my Sd-10 to a C6 that way, my LKL and LKR were on the wrong side of my left leg . I ended up moving them back to the normal E9 positions. Might have been able to move the 2 Left knee levers towards the center ( so my leg would be in between the 2 left knee levers).

No sure there is really any advantage to the offset other than you may be familiar with having the C6 pedals in the normal positions.
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Ken Pippus
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Post by Ken Pippus »

Tough to double foot with the pedals on the left.

Heck, I find it hard to double foot with 8 right next to the volume pedal.
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Lane Gray
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Post by Lane Gray »

Nearly all steels are custom, made to order. It'd cost more than a 3&4,but I think EVERYONE who makes guitars will build this axe
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Post by Mike Perlowin »

I think this is the prettiest steel I've ever seen

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Mr. Purple has spoken

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Gee, Mike "Purple" Perlowin, now why would that be? :)

I think Lane is correct; builders are clever enough to do he offsets to make it easy for you play, Phillip. Good luck . stevet
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