Any info on Walker steels?

Billy Nelms · Post by **Billy Nelms** » 11 Apr 2013 6:36 am

Anyone have any info on Walker steels? Bought this one last year locally and I love it, but can't find any info anywhere. Thought I'd see if this vast wealth of forum knowledge might have run across one!
Thanks.

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 11 Apr 2013 6:58 am

About the only thing we can tell from that shot is that the guy made gorgeous cabinets!
Would you care to put up a shot of the underside, or of the changer end?

Billy Nelms · Post by **Billy Nelms** » 11 Apr 2013 11:23 am

Here are some photos of the undercarriage!

Sorry for the phone-quality pics...

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 11 Apr 2013 12:25 pm

Hmmm. The underside isn't as pretty.
I wish I had the time and tools: I like the pull-release tone, but somebody needs to hang some more iron under there if you wanted all the modern changes, and I don't know how to make all that stuff

Billy Nelms · Post by **Billy Nelms** » 11 Apr 2013 12:47 pm

Yeah. Its a starter for sure. Just started on pedals last year after years of lead/bass/dobro playing and I feel frustrated sometimes due to the limited 3/2 setup. I am just curious about the history of it. 12 string extended E9th.

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 11 Apr 2013 1:00 pm

I can't help you there, but while you can call the pull-release system primitive, you can't call it limited, any more than the push-pull is. But to make stupid gear do clever things, clever people have to set it up.
I still miss my pull-release Marlen.