The Steel Guitar Forum

do all steel legs use the same thread where the leg meets the body? im wondering if i can adapt some steel legs to my rhodes electric piano....the legs for my emmons legrand are a little too small in diameter but the thread looks the same as what i need...do any brands us a slightly larger diameter thread??? thanks chas

I think there a bunch of different threads.

I can't say for sure since I'm comparing vintage to new (Fender...newer and older are different) to GFI (different from either Fender) but I recall a previous question on this and the statement regarding a standard thread is that there isn't one.

I would like to be dead wrong regarding modern steels - it'd be great if there WAS a standard.

Some steels have NO threads on the legs. My Sierra has no threads but the legs never are loose nor do they ever fall out.

Rhodes legs are sold on ebay all the time, not cheap though!

The vast majority of modern pedal steel guitars (60's - present) use 1/2"-13 thread. It came about because that was the thread size microphone stands used. Steel guitar legs were made from cut down microphone stands.

I believe GFI uses 5/8"-?? (I think 5/8"-11). MCI used 7/16"-14. and older Mullen Guitars used to use a slightly larger thread.

Standards would be nice but someone always thinks they have a better mouse trap. Besides, there is no builders' board of standards to discuss and develop standards. We're kind of stuck with de facto standards.