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Topic: Duesenberg Multi-Bender question |
Fred Kinbom
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Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Posted 14 Dec 2009 2:36 pm |
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Hi folks,
Having dabbled in this Gsus2 tuning the last few days and finding it full of nice chord voicings
D - G - D - G - A - D (low to high)
and as it is only half a step on the 2nd string away from my "home" tuning Gm
D - G - D - G - Bb - D
which in turn is only another step on the 2nd string away from the more common low bass G
D - G - D - G - B - D
I have a question:
Does the Duesenberg Multi-Bender accommodate for one (or two) lever(s) doing the following (out of Gm tuning): Lowering the 2nd string half a step, and raising the same string half a step?
I would find that a very interesting setup. 
Cheers,
Fred
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Roman Sonnleitner
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Vienna, Austria
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Posted 14 Dec 2009 3:45 pm
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| Nope, with the Multibender, for a single string you have to decide in advance whether you either want to raise it, or want to loser it, the string has to be mounted differently (and a spring added for lowering), can't do both at the same time... |
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Ryan Barwin
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 14 Dec 2009 10:19 pm
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Have you played any pedal steel, Fred?
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Martin Huch
From:
Hannover, Germany
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 2:45 am
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Hi Fred
no, that`s not possible with any of the palmbender systems. Having the possibility to raise AND lower
a string in the same setup would reqire a much more complicated and
bigger system, because the string has to be held in a "floating" postion. And that would only be possible
with a large changersystem with springs etc etc.
Have a look underneath a pedalsteel !
BUT: at least you can choose to raise OR lower a string
with the Multibender !!
all the best
Martin |
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Fred Kinbom
From:
Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 2:54 am
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Thanks for the replies!
Ryan – I have not tried pedal steel. I am curious though.
How about this then – could one assign two levers to lower the same string, one half a step and the other one a whole step? For instance, with the tunings above, have G major as the main tuning, then one lever to bring it down to G minor and another on to Gsus2?
Cheers,
Fred
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Martin Huch
From:
Hannover, Germany
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Posted 15 Dec 2009 3:03 am
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no, thats impossible as well. You have just ONE lever for a string. (I know, there are so many cool possiblities in our heads...but they are unfortunately limited by physics...)
Martin |
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