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john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 3 Dec 2018 10:06 am

Beautiful Black Zumsteel Center pull 1991 D-10. 8X8 Emmons set up. Complete "changers off" mechanical restoration/rebuild. Truetone pickups (changed from BL910s). Original factory Black tuners, and very cool non colored fretboards. Original VG cond mica and flocking.

Sounds and plays like a dream. Its a really good one.

J R Rose · Post by **J R Rose** » 3 Dec 2018 1:51 pm

WOW John, What a Beauty. Looks near perfect. Good Luck. J.R. Rose

John Goux · Post by **John Goux** » 4 Dec 2018 1:25 am

Hi John. Could you explain you mean by â€œcenter pullâ€ ? Was that a feature that changed later?
And the â€œchangers offâ€ restoration?
Thanks, John

Danny Letz · Post by **Danny Letz** » 4 Dec 2018 5:38 am

Iâ€™m assume he means it has the earlier comb bellcranks where the rod is centered & that the changers were removed, disassembled, cleaned & lubricated. The bellcranks & pull rods were changed in the later years to what I suppose you would call side pull.

john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 4 Dec 2018 6:17 am

Yes John Danny is exactly correct. Center pull comb style bellcranks, and the pedal rods attach on the center axis of the cast pedals. The strings attach to the changer with pins rather than slots. I think the pin mount system has a sound that I prefer...not everyone hears it.

See the following post about the work:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... t=zumsteel

J R Rose · Post by **J R Rose** » 4 Dec 2018 8:38 am

Hey John, Still waiting for that sound bite/clip. J.R.

Doug Jones · Post by **Doug Jones** » 4 Dec 2018 4:38 pm

Stunning !
Wrap on the Trutones? What is the knee lever configuration? Verticals for both necks? Two E9 LKLs by chance?
Thanks . . . .

john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 4 Dec 2018 5:19 pm

Hey Doug Thanks! 17.8 on E9 and 17.5 on C6 for those TT's, and yup an extra LL stag. So: LKL LKLfwdstag LKV LKR CKL CKR RKL RKR

Hey JR! Hi Bud! I'm looking for a upgrade mic for my cell phone...then I'll do some clips. Thanks fer aksin..

Best to yuz,

JW

Timothy Kelly · Post by **Timothy Kelly** » 5 Dec 2018 1:49 pm

This guitar is incredible. I've had the opportunity to play many of John's geetars and this one just screams! Someone is going to be very happy.

Richard Delucchi · Post by **Richard Delucchi** » 7 Dec 2018 8:02 am

John hope you are well. I purchased a hybrid from John and you can't ask for aa better man to deal with. Good luck

Tony Glassman · Post by **Tony Glassman** » 7 Dec 2018 9:42 am

Nice guitar.....I prefer those center-pull bellcranks. They make balancing changes so easy. I used to place my tuning wrench on the changer tuning nut but and push the rod forward until the pin cleared the bell crank slot and move it up or down to another slot as needed. Then, itâ€™s just a matter of tweaking the tuner to pitch. It would take all of a minute to perform.

John Goux · Post by **John Goux** » 7 Dec 2018 2:05 pm

What year did the pin center mount bellcranks end, and the side mount or others begin?

I love my Zum S12 but those center pins have popped out in the past, leaving me no idea which comb they were in. Unless you took photos, you have trial and error until you get back what you had.
John

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 8 Dec 2018 9:14 am

John,
From what I can gather, I think the change was around the year 2000.

Erv

Eric Denmark · Post by **Eric Denmark** » 8 Dec 2018 5:39 pm

Stunning!!

john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 9 Dec 2018 3:51 pm

John G. Perhaps too much back-slack? Anyway...if you do require/like a lot of back-slack, there are lots of solutions to prevent the "T"rods from slipping out, or you could go to your worst offender and put a small dot on the Crank at the slot you use with a sharpie.

Thanks to all for inquiries and kind words.

Best,

JW

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 10 Dec 2018 2:26 pm

John Goux -- the change in the bellcranks was about 1997, I had a 97 Zum which had the new bellcranks, but still the older style centre pull pedals and pedal bar.. the pedals were changed to the side pull about 2001, along with an extruded pedal bar ...which all carried forward to the last and latest builds from Bruce.(including the Hybrids)

john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 12 Dec 2018 1:11 pm

john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 13 Dec 2018 1:32 pm

Well still no decent Mic so heres another "on the fly" phone video which does not do this great guitar justice at all, (Neither does my playing)...The high strings dont Zizz the way they sound on the vid..its the mic. The highs are actually very creamy. Anyway i'll try to get something with better audio soon, but in the meantime...here it is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOKVr3-ErXs

T. C. Furlong · Post by **T. C. Furlong** » 13 Dec 2018 2:35 pm

Beautiful playing John. Such lush chord voicings and superb technique. Thanks for posting! That guitar sounds just gorgeous with you playing it. I can't imagine a better steel guitar for someone to find under the tree

J R Rose · Post by **J R Rose** » 13 Dec 2018 7:38 pm

Thank You John, Very, Very Nice. I enjoyed very much. J.R.

John Goux · Post by **John Goux** » 14 Dec 2018 1:15 am

Two thumbs up. One for the playing and another for the guitar.
John

Tim Sergent · Post by **Tim Sergent** » 14 Dec 2018 8:40 am

Very nice John! And a great sounding guitar as well. Makes me wanna go get my Buddy Emmons Christmas CD tab out and learn something.

Leo Grassl · Post by **Leo Grassl** » 14 Dec 2018 5:25 pm

Lovely playing John. I love the sparkle you get with your touch and intonation. It sounds gooood! Sweet guitar fuh sho.

Leo G

gary pierce · Post by **gary pierce** » 14 Dec 2018 6:03 pm

John, great playing, and I hear a lot of Buddy in your style.

Scott Truax · Post by **Scott Truax** » 14 Dec 2018 6:33 pm

John,

That was E-9 SWEET... Beautiful....

Merry Christmas !!!

Scott Truax... Fl.

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