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Topic: Gibson Steel? |
Bob Evens
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Loganville,GA 30052 USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 11:38 am |
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Did Gibson ever make a Pedal Steel?
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Jerry Roller
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Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 11:46 am
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Yes Robert, Gibson made a pedal steel in the 1950's, maybe before that, but the changer was like the Multichord and mounted on the right end of the guitar. The changer had horizontal fingers with cross bars which had tuning screws. Each pedal was capable of pulling all 8 strings and I believe one pedal could lower by lowering all the strings then the tuning crossbar would tune them back to pitch.
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richard burton
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Britain
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 11:50 am
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Not really 
I had a Gibson sticker free with a guitar magazine a few years ago, so I stuck it on my Denley  |
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Ron Sodos
From:
San Antonio, Texas USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 12:51 pm
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| My first steel in 1978 was a Gibson Electraharp 8 striing with 3 floor pedals and no knees. I played it for about a year and bought a d10 Shobud. I sold the Gibson and wish i hadn't. O well. |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 1:45 pm
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| Yes, Gibson made pedal steels, as far back as the late '30s, but none of them ever "caught on". Their mechanical designs were somewhat crude, improving little (even after a couple of decades of production), and their physical designs were often bulky and heavy. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 1:55 pm
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| My first pedal steel was also a Gibson electraharp, with 6 pedals fanning out from the left side of the guitar (not in front), 'spongey' flexible pedal rods (hated them), no KLs, and that primitive changer with the screws. Man, after that, my Maverick seemed to be a huge step up, and even that I traded in after about 3 months when I realized what could be accomplished with an F lever. I don't regret selling the Gibson at all. I only regret not selling it sooner! |
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Bob Evens
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Loganville,GA 30052 USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2006 4:01 pm
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Thanks guys:
I've got a guy I know that wants me to buy a S-10 with 3 and 1. There is no name on it and he is sending me a picture. I love the "not sureness" Might be gettin' a jewell. I suspect it is a later model. Probably a Emmons student type. Thanks again for the info. I'll post when I get the picture.
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Play with your heart... your hands and feet will follow
Zum D-10
DPC-750/Profex ll, DPC-1000/Lexicon-MPX-1/Evans Pre-amp
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