My 1st PSG Build, Making progress now.

[Johnie King]

:::::: Andy a Franklin Changer can lower a string so low that it will touch the fret board .

Some brand name steels will do good to lower a string one full step!

[Andy DePaule]

Andy a Franklin Changer can lower a string so low that it will touch the fret board .

Some brand name steels will do good to lower a string one full step!
Some cars can go 200 mph
Some can go 100 mph max
I want the 200 mph car!

Thanks, I didn't know that about the Franklin changer. Certainly a good one then.
I should measure out all the parts in case I want to duplicate it later on.
I've never had a steel that can lower a string that much. Thought 3 half tones up or down was about the limit, but see I was wrong.

[John Hyland]

:::::: Andy a Franklin Changer can lower a string so low that it will touch the fret board .

Some brand name steels will do good to lower a string one full step!

What is it about the changer which allows this?

[Andy DePaule]

Still thinking of a Copedent for this build?
Been playing one of my lap steels tuned to Don Helms A6th 8 string.
Bottom up A C# E G# B C# E G#. Like this a lot and thinking expanding it to 10 string with pedals gives a lot of both E9th & A6th

I wonder if anyone else has had something like this and their thoughts?

[Mike DiAlesandro]

Just another beautiful cabinet reworked by Andy. He sold me all the parts to assemble this SD-10 Sho~Bud and I was able to take it from there.

Sounds nice with the Lawrence 605 pickup, and plays easily.

Thanks Andy!

[Andy DePaule]

[size=0][/size]What does the extra pull on the 3rd pedal do?
Will make a nice E9 steel for someone

[Mike DiAlesandro]

[size=0][/size]What does the extra pull on the 3rd pedal do?
Will make a nice E9 steel for someone

Thanks Andy, the extra pull rod lowers string 10 to an A. Works nice with string 9 on RKR (C#) and provides a full A6th chord with the root at the bottom.

I don't think I will part with this steel anytime soon, it's too much fun to play, and fairly light.

[Andy DePaule]

Hi Mike,
those racks and the changer cleaned up real nice.
I'll need to pick you brain on how you did that for my one remaining Sho~Bud rebuild.
That is the green one with the 8 ball inlay.
The body on that is all Quilted Maple and White Pearl & Abalone trim on the front apron.





I may just use one of my Gold & White fretboards on this and buy a set of Gold Grovers and Gold Tone and volume knobs to get that Gold and Silver look that I love so much.

I think this would look better than the vinyl replacement one I was planning to use?

Oh yes, And I've been having my A pedal raise the 5th string to C# and lower the 10th string to A for about 4 years now for the same reason.
I'd not thought to add that to the 3rd pedal change instead.
If I did that I could also preserve the 10 string raise B to C# on the 1st pedal because that also offers so many nice things.
The other benefit with this is you can soon play both Emmons and Day pedals without too much trouble.
Best wishes,
Andy

[Sonny Jenkins]

Andy my friend,,those are BEAUTIFUL!!!!,,,JUST BEAUTIFUL!!!!