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Topic: Best Changer Mechanism |
Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2007 8:11 am |
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| Who builds the best Changer Mechanism for the Steel Guitar? |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 4 Feb 2007 9:18 am
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It's a no-brainer....
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Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2007 12:40 pm best changer
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| Richard, I know a picture is worth a thousand words but that changer looks so complicated and advanced that it's scary...would you mind putting some words to those great pictures? |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 4 Feb 2007 2:52 pm
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I don't think there's been words invented to describe my changer mechanism.
I could be wrong, though..........  |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 4 Feb 2007 2:56 pm
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The Whitney guitar has a dual changer system. Raises on one end of the guitar, lowers on the other. Whether or not it is better I cannot say.
Suffice to say that the mechanics have been worked and they all work really well now. Whatever differences there may be, at this point it has become a matter of "what do you prefer?" rather than "What's better?"
The Millennium has 4 raises and 3 lowers. I can't imagine anybody needing more than that.
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ebb
From:
nj
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Posted 4 Feb 2007 4:03 pm
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| my whitney has the most accurate changer(s) i have experienced. even beats the anapeg on 0 hysterisis and accurate splits |
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Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2007 5:22 pm changer
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| can anyone post a picture of their Whitney?..it sounds like a cotton gin to me. |
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Bob Ritter
From:
pacfic, wa
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Posted 4 Feb 2007 7:12 pm
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Richard, What in the heck is that thing. Looks like you took a commercial sewing machine cabinet and converted it to a pedal steel guitar...lol.
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Justin Griffith
From:
Taylor, Texas, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2007 8:01 pm
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chas smith R.I.P.
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 4 Feb 2007 8:48 pm
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| I think the Emmons PP is probably the best sounding with the Sho-Bud "birdcage", a close second. |
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Billy Carr
From:
Seminary, Mississippi, USA (deceased)
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Posted 4 Feb 2007 8:59 pm changers
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| I believe several builders make a good changer. Most are similiar to each other and perform well. To me, the changer is the heart of a guitar. It's one of the main parts that must function properly. I like a changer that is smooth or easy. By this I mean when you raise or lower a string, it should return to pitch without any sticking or problems. Pedals, KL'er's, etc. should operate quick and smooth. I prefer the all pull changers. |
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Tom Olson
From:
Spokane, WA
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Posted 5 Feb 2007 4:03 pm
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| You mean that's actually a pedal steel guitar in those pictures? When I first looked at the pictures, I thought I was looking at Sputnik. |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 5 Feb 2007 5:13 pm Picture Of A Whitney
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Brad i would post them here for you, but i'm afraid to post much anymore. I will send you a private email sir.
Your Buddy George |
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Brad Malone
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 6 Feb 2007 8:07 am Whitney Steel
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| George, Thanks a million for the great pictures of the Whitney Custom built Steel Guitar. That Steel looks so great that one would have to hire a guard 24 hours a day for protection. Again, thanks for bringing me up to speed about the custom Steel Guitar market....That Steel put me in STEEL GUITAR HEAVEN. |
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