Show us your Clark pedal steel please thanks.

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Johnie King
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Show us your Clark pedal steel please thanks.

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Here’s a D10 Clark

I traded for yesterday an supposedly it’s the steel Mr JD. Walters played on the YouTube video by Freddy Hart the song Easy loving.
I would like too have some History on the steels Mr Clark built thanks!

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JCH D10, 71 D10 P/p fat back, Telonics TCA 500C--12-,Fender JBL Twin, Josh Swift signature.
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Thank you Bill!!
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This one is 3 x 3 and has an odd Day Setup. The "A" pedal lowers 5 a 1/2 and raises 1 a 1/2 step, which creates a diminished chord. RKR raises 4 a whole step... Nice machining and build quality.


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So cool.
That thing sounds great.
I've always liked the look of the Clarks too.
Are they pull-releae like a Marlen?
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Ivan Funk wrote:So cool.
That thing sounds great.
I've always liked the look of the Clarks too.
Are they pull-releae like a Marlen?
Hey Ivan,

The Clarks are all-pull, very similar to a ZB, with a ZB/Kline style pull train. I've never worked on one yet... but this one could use a more conventional setup.

The only thing I see that I am not too fond of is that the pull rods have a 90 degree bend that hooks to the changer, with push caps holding them in place. Other than that it looks well built and somewhat manageable to work on.

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Post by Ivan Funk »

Thanks Mike.
I understand. Cool.
I had a 1970 MSA that had that type flat bar and yolks system similar to a ZB.
Love the fret markers on the Clark.
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