book on the mechanics of steel guitar

Richard Lester · Post by **Richard Lester** » 13 Dec 2020 4:04 am

Looking for a book which describes the mechanics and functioning of all the working parts and how to make adjustments and do maintenance and cleaning periodically-is there such a book available?

Thank you much

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 13 Dec 2020 4:44 am

In 50 years, I've never seen one.

Richard Lester · Post by **Richard Lester** » 13 Dec 2020 5:05 am

Hi Richard,
Perhaps this might be the "right" time for someone to write such a book since most of us aren't able to perform due to this Covid thingy. Of course, I'm not the expert for taking on such a task-anyone?

Norman Evans · Post by **Norman Evans** » 13 Dec 2020 5:56 am

Will this help?
https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/ee2cad ... 7544082885

Richard Lester · Post by **Richard Lester** » 13 Dec 2020 6:54 am

Thank you Norman, this is some help-these are familiar to me. Also would like to see assembly/disassembly for the changers, fingers and cleaning them. Might be asking too much. Thanks again
Rich

Gary Spaeth · Post by **Gary Spaeth** » 13 Dec 2020 7:42 am

if you look up the patent in google patents it explains very precisely how the mechanism works. here's emmons as an example but many others can be found. https://patents.google.com/patent/US3447413A/en

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 13 Dec 2020 9:05 am

Perhaps something like this?

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=364689

Dana Blodgett · Post by **Dana Blodgett** » 13 Dec 2020 9:52 am

Williams Steel Guitar Co. has a bunch of info on their web site (manual) also similar to Mullins web site manual.
For all pull systems and including the Discovery Model which is pull release system I believe.

Richard Lester · Post by **Richard Lester** » 13 Dec 2020 9:53 am

Thank you guys for sharing the mechanics. Think I'll leave it to the pros who do the major portion of cleaning the changing assemblies; to complicated for my old thinker to dismantle and reassemble all the parts-matter of fact-I might forget where I placed a part-lol

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 13 Dec 2020 10:09 am

JIC you haven't seen it, there is a lot of information on pedal steel guitars on this site that the out of business World Class Steels, Carter Guitars, has left for posterity.

There is a lot of general information plus links to some makers operating manuals. HTH.

www.steelguitar.com

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Jim Reynolds · Post by **Jim Reynolds** » 13 Dec 2020 1:14 pm

I have the one, that Frank mentions. I have had it for many years, it is excellent, and I have used it many, many times. Well worth every penny I paid for it. Don.t really know where you might get one. I got mine on e-bay.

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 13 Dec 2020 1:40 pm

Jim Reynolds wrote:I have the one, that Frank mentions. I have had it for many years, it is excellent, and I have used it many, many times. Well worth every penny I paid for it. Don.t really know where you might get one. I got mine on e-bay.

Clem's still selling his booklet on eBay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pedal-Steel-Gu ... SwBCtfc2U-

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 13 Dec 2020 2:44 pm

Jack Hanson wrote: Clem's still selling his booklet on eBay

It's worth noting that Clem's combo platter of the book and a couple DVDs is well worth the few extra clams:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Pedal-Steel-Gu ... SwXWhbypA8

Bonnie Saher · Post by **Bonnie Saher** » 14 Dec 2020 8:44 am

DVD care and feeding of your pedal steel. Al Bristol
DVD pedal steel maintenance Mickey Abrams 2017

Richard Lester · Post by **Richard Lester** » 15 Dec 2020 4:34 am

Many thanks to all who have responded on this thread, sure do appreciate the help. I'll be ordering the items when I return home.

Rich

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