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Topic: Who made this quad necks Pedal bar? Maker and/or era |
Eugene Cole
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near Washington Grove, MD, USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2020 5:37 pm |
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I am wondering from what guitar this pedal bar is from. It is certainly not original to the guitar.
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The side hung pedal bars I am aware of were from early Steels like Harlin’s and the early (and rare) Gibson Electraharp’s. I am not familiar with nor have I owned either of those type of guitars; and this pedal assembly is not attached to either of these guitars.
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-- Eugene <sup>at</sup> FJ45.com
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Sierra U14 8+5 my copedent, 1972 MSA D10 8+4, and nothing in the Bank. 8^)
Last edited by Eugene Cole on 27 Nov 2020 4:05 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Eugene Cole
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near Washington Grove, MD, USA
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Posted 7 Nov 2020 5:44 pm
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Thanks in advance for any information or references which you may have to offer.
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-- Eugene <sup>at</sup> FJ45.com
PixEnBar.com
Cole-Luthierie.com
FJ45.com
Sierra U14 8+5 my copedent, 1972 MSA D10 8+4, and nothing in the Bank. 8^) |
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Eugene Cole
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near Washington Grove, MD, USA
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 12 Nov 2020 3:09 am
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I've never seen one like that. Looks homemade to me. But, I have not seen every steel guitar ever made.
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Carter D10 8p/8k, Dekley S10 3p/4k C6 setup,Regal RD40 Dobro, Recording King Professional Dobro, NV400, NV112,Ibanez Gio guitar, Epiphone SG Special (open D slide guitar) . Playing for 55 years and still counting. |
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Bill Fisher
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Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2020 12:10 pm
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How do you know it's from a guitar?
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Johan Jansen
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Europe
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Posted 13 Nov 2020 2:08 am
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| Electraharp? Gibson? |
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Jon Zimmerman
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California, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2020 1:31 pm Other Harps?
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They look too long for an Electraharp. My guess is a custom, late model Orchestral stand up Harp. Never laid eyes on this type before. Leverage points are too far from the pivots as well.  |
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Patrick Thornhill
From:
Austin Texas, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2020 1:36 pm
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| I was going to suggest Harp too, but I feel like their pedals tend to be oriented radially, in a semi-circle around the base. |
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Jon Zimmerman
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California, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2020 1:42 pm Stump the Starz of Gee Tarz
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| You’re correct, Patrick. The Harp pedals I have seen look more like ones under a grand piano and are much shorter. My other guess would be an actuator set for a multi-function punch press. That would be Industrial, not Musical. Seems to be angled for left-footed access. Some one will chime in soon with solution. |
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Eugene Cole
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near Washington Grove, MD, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2020 10:40 am
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| Bill Fisher wrote: |
How do you know it's from a guitar?
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I do not know that these pedals were from a guitar originally. They could have been taken from some other type of apparatus originally.
These pedals are from one of my instruments. I would gladly post additional photos if doing this would help.
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Regards
-- Eugene <sup>at</sup> FJ45.com
PixEnBar.com
Cole-Luthierie.com
FJ45.com
Sierra U14 8+5 my copedent, 1972 MSA D10 8+4, and nothing in the Bank. 8^)
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Eugene Cole
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near Washington Grove, MD, USA
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Posted 27 Nov 2020 3:59 pm
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The guitar has a 24.5” scale length.
Pedal lengths vary between about 4.75” and 11.”
This is an odd duck of a guitar; but I think it will be fun to get it in to to good working order to play and try some new tunings.
I still need to obtain a pair of legs for it; the right-side legs Are missing and screw in to sockets.
It also has At least 1 bad tuner; so I will need to order a replacement tuner assembly from Fender. It is also missing one of the diamond shaped bolt/nut covers; so I may order a replacement for that if it is not too expensive.
Here are some additional photos of the guitar:
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Regards
-- Eugene <sup>at</sup> FJ45.com
PixEnBar.com
Cole-Luthierie.com
FJ45.com
Sierra U14 8+5 my copedent, 1972 MSA D10 8+4, and nothing in the Bank. 8^) |
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Eugene Cole
From:
near Washington Grove, MD, USA
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Posted 6 Dec 2020 6:43 pm Re: Stump the Starz of Gee Tarz
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| You’re correct, Patrick. The Harp pedals I have seen look more like ones under a grand piano and are much shorter. My other guess would be an actuator set for a multi-function punch press. That would be Industrial, not Musical. Seems to be angled for left-footed access. Some one will chime in soon with solution. |
Well whomever made the pedals; the wear clearly indicates that they got a great deal of use.
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Regards
-- Eugene <sup>at</sup> FJ45.com
PixEnBar.com
Cole-Luthierie.com
FJ45.com
Sierra U14 8+5 my copedent, 1972 MSA D10 8+4, and nothing in the Bank. 8^) |
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