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How do you remove the pedal rack JJ?

EF

Good question Earl, guess you have to undo the legs.

Johan Jansen wrote:

I really like how the strings feed through the changer fingers and where the ball-ends are located in this finger design implimentation.

Perhaps I'll investigate whether they would like to make me a changer to replace the one on my Emmons (and whether I could afford it).

Earl, I'm loading the battries from my camera,
I make picture later. Well, let me tell, it's a good system

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I like it! Never seen it done that way.

The little alu box in front (on the back apron)is a feelstop (adjustable double stop, where you can adjust the tension on the double stop)
The one you see here makes a stop for string 1 and 7 from F# to G before it goes to G# and taking the second string with it from D# to E.
I also have my E's on strings 4 and 8 lowering with a good feelstop to D# and then to D. Gives a lot of possibilities...
regards, Johan

Beautiful guitar and great song on the YouTube, very relaxing.

As a horticulturist, I appreciate the Ginkgo biloba leaves on the necks.

Hi Gary, in no way you are mean
No one ever made this remark when comparing pin-style changers ... but I will try to explain.
The designer at WBS designed a changer that has brass ball bearings and a kind of 'sliding' pivot. The whole changer is contructed from brass and the way the changeraxe is attached to the metal frame (not on the wood body) is unique. The way the string is attached has some similarities with the Williams changer, but that's all.
regards, Johan

Are there enough "J"s on the guitar?

Well Dave,
I lost the discussion about having also led-lighted J's in the endplates and pedalboard, that would light up when pushing a pedal

WOW What an awesome guitar you have JJ. Hope you have many years of enjoyment.
Best Regards,
Larry

I play about every day now in theatre shows and once a week on a TV talkshow. In all mixes the steel cut's trough very well. Also in the studio it works great without much eq-ing and processing. I get back from the technicians that the sound is very stabil. I guess it has a lot to do with the brass changer, it equals the dynamics from the strings a lot. It means also there is more to do for expression with the volumepedal then i had before with picking.
JJ

Wow, that's almost too pretty to play...almost.

it's really neat to see a high quality steel with new unique design concepts.

Am i wrong or does the changer look like the Williams design ? I'm not being mean just curious.

Hey Gary Preston, you are not wrong, the changer design is an exact copy of the Williams..I had to take a second look at my Williams changer and then another look at the WBS and from the picture they both look the same..how they work may be a different story?...however, both these steels are ahead of the pack as far as changer design goes..I love my Williams because I do not have the fear of breaking strings like I had on my other steels...especially that 3rd string....plus, changing strings is a breeze..no pins to break and if a string ever breaks you do not have to worry about the ball end falling into the changer.