How to tune a Marlen Fingertip Pedal Steel Guitar

Carlos Polidura · Post by **Carlos Polidura** » 31 Oct 2023 4:09 pm

I believe is a fingertip guitar. Do not have pics yet. My friend has Marlen model 210 serial number 701791. She is very old but I believe is in good working order.
Thanks.
Carlos

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 31 Oct 2023 4:55 pm

Yes read that serial number backwards and that Marlen was born in 1971.
A Marlen at that time was called a "pull-release system", it's a system underneath that pulls a single finger raise and then counters a open note with a spring tension and then to lower that same note.
Let's see some top and underneath pics.
Ricky

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 1 Nov 2023 4:30 am

This is the E9 tuning procedural that I made for two different Marlen pull release owners, collated from various sources.
Great sounding guitars. If in need of much work, as these two guitars were, challenging to work on.
I had to apologize to them as I handed them these sheets.
"Sorry bud -- it just is what it is" is all I could say.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 1 Nov 2023 6:43 am

Great stuff Jon; YOU'DA MAN!!!!
Ricky

Carlos Polidura · Post by **Carlos Polidura** » 1 Nov 2023 3:25 pm

Thank you. Will post pics as soon as I can.