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MSA on Ebay,with arm lever.Never seen anything like that before.



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Are you sure that isn't one of those wind up contraptions that plays music when you crank it!


Terry

I remember an add for MSA many years ago,there was a picture of an S12 simular to the one pictured with what was listed as a wrist lever,did'nt look like this one tho.The best I remember,it had 8+6+the wrist.

Bill

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Bill Ford

Hmmm...somebody butchered up a nice old MSA. From what the seller said...

<SMALL>Built in 1990 - this was the last MSA built.</SMALL>

...that might even be a hat-rack, though! <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Donny Hinson on 05 January 2003 at 07:09 PM.]</p></FONT>

Doesn't Maurice Anderson use something like that? Actually,it seems like it would be easier to use than the other wrist levers I've seen because it's somewhat removed from the picking hand and therefore doesn't interfere with the fine points of picking and blocking as much.

Reminds me of the Chicken Dance for some reason...

I have a catalogue/ steel guitar magazine, with all the MSA's pictured.

One is what i'd call an Emrald Green 12 string, with the wrist lever,
one of most beautiful guitar's i've ever seen.

looks somewhat easier to use than the one on ebay.

If i can get someone to scan it, I'll post it.
I'm sure Maurice has a copy of it tho,
Maybe he will post it.

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66 Emmons D-10 bolt-on

Not exactly the same, but Gene Fields built one of his GFI guitars from the ground up for a picker who was paralyzed from the waist down that had levers positioned in such a way that the player got the effects of all 3 pedals and I think one or two knee lever effects, in the shape of a square through which the player placed his right forearm and moved his arm left, right or right-and-up, as well as left-and-up (I think) in order to actuate them. I have a picture of it, but no scanner...I think one has to be a little bit of a mad scientist/genius to design a pedal steel anyway

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GFI S-12 extended E9

I have used wrist levers off and on for a long time. At the present time I have wrist levers on two of my single 12's which are similar to the one pictured.

Wrist levers work easy, they are accessible, and much more comfortable to use than most would think. However, should one not want to use it, it can be removed in one second.

Reece, what changes do you have on your wrist levers? Does it matter if you use a whole or half tne for this lever? Do you move it to the left or right to activate the lever?

Bob D....Thank you for your question. As you may know, I use a Bb6th tuning. The arm lever raises the 3rd string 1/2 tone, (5th interval)and lowers the 6th string 1 tone. (6th interval)The lever runs parallel to the inside of my right arm, and to activate I move it right to left.

Doesn't Mike Perlowin use a wrist lever? I seem to recall him singing their praises some time ago. They look like a wacky contraption to most of us, but they probably work well.

...as if a steel player can call anything a wacky contraption...