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Lynn Kasdorf


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Waterford Virginia, USA
Post  Posted 28 Apr 2019 7:06 pm    
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A friend has a nameless pedal steel that has round cross shafts rather than square or hex profile. It has a modern all-pull changer, and is a very nice steel. Maple cabinet covered in black mica. He thinks that it may be a Fessenden, but I think it may be home made. No, I don't have a photo.
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Bobby D. Jones

 

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West Virginia, USA
Post  Posted 28 Apr 2019 7:16 pm     What Brand PSG has round cros shaffs
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MSA steels of the past have Round Cross Shafts.
The MSA of that era had split Bell Cranks with a brass insert with a set screw to hold the pull rod in place.
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David Nugent

 

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Gum Spring, Va.
Post  Posted 29 Apr 2019 3:36 am    
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The fret board markers may give a clue. MSA guitars used chess pieces, Fessenden uses steer horns. Do not believe that Jerry (Fessenden) uses(d) round cross shafts however.
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Roy McKinney

 

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Ontario, OR
Post  Posted 29 Apr 2019 3:38 am    
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The older Sierra's
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Jack Stoner


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Kansas City, MO
Post  Posted 29 Apr 2019 4:10 am    
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Franklin uses round cross shafts.
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Pete Burak

 

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Portland, OR USA
Post  Posted 29 Apr 2019 4:35 am    
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I think round cross shafts are nice for timing pulls.
A pain if you need to add a Bell-Crank, though.
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Lynn Kasdorf


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Waterford Virginia, USA
Post  Posted 29 Apr 2019 5:25 am    
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Oh- I forgot to mention that as I recall, it had a Fessy fretboard- black with white steerhorns. But it had round cross shafts, so I was a bit confused abut the maker.
This steel was in my possession for about a month- I'm considering trying to buy it.
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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 29 Apr 2019 7:48 am    
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I think a lot would depend on the age of the guitar.
Most builders started out with round cross shafts.
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Stu Schulman


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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
Post  Posted 29 Apr 2019 8:07 am    
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My Dekley had round cross shafts.
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Scott Truax

 

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Post  Posted 29 Apr 2019 9:50 am     Round cross shafts
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Show Pro and Rittenberry (Prestige)
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