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Topic: Convert single E9 10 to C6 |
Nathan Guilford
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Oklahoma City
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Posted 20 Aug 2015 8:33 am |
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I've found a great deal on an old MSA Sidekick 3+1 S10, and I'm thinking I could use it to explore the C6 tuning. My question is this:
Is 3 pedals and a knee lever enough for me to get the sense of the C6 tuning?
What changes would you put where?
Thanks so much for any input.
Nathan
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 20 Aug 2015 8:51 am
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Aren't the bellcranks welded on the Sidekick? If so, it's fixed. If you have a Sidekick ProAm, you could do it. But 3&1 would be frustrating.
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 20 Aug 2015 8:55 am
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My choices would be the equivalent of pedals 5, 6 and 7, and the top C to B on the lever. That should get you going.
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 20 Aug 2015 8:56 am
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P5, P6, P7, and the C to B lever are the most important changes on C6th. I'm not sure that you could modify an MSA Sidekick to that extent, though. I've been told that it's a fixed copedent, like the Carter Starter.
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Nathan Guilford
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Oklahoma City
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Posted 20 Aug 2015 9:49 am hmm
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Thanks all. Truth is...I guess I don't really know if its a sidekick or not. It's definitely an MSA with 3 and 1. I just assumed that meant its a sidekick. Maybe I'm wrong about that?
It's about an hour and a half from home and I plan on putting my hands on it Sunday or Monday. I'll need to lift its skirt, I guess 
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 20 Aug 2015 10:21 am
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If you're new to pedal steel, this pic of a Sho-Bud will tell you whether it's possible. See the springs attached to EVERY string on the left?
This means it's an all-pull. ALL all-pull guitars have them.
If you see them, you should be able to work your will. If you don't, then it has a fixed copedent, unless you're a machinist with time on your hands.
The confusing bit is that MSA built an all-pull Sidekick, called the Sidekick ProAm. I believe they're expandable.
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