Adding a palm lever to an 8-string E13 console steel
Posted: 12 Feb 2022 9:07 am
Hello folks. Since I have a spare set of adjustable legs and some nice pieces of maple and koa lying around, as well as a set of Schaller M6 tuners, I've decided to build an 8-string console steel with a Gibson Console Grande style pickup and three leg sockets.
I'm going to use it for Don Helms/Roy Wiggins style playing and similar stuff, in a standard* E13th tuning. But before I finalize the design, I'm wondering if someone out there has a good idea for a simple palm lever design - just one – that can be manufactured without access to a milling machine, and any suggestions for which string/strings to raise (or lower).
* Roy W: G# E C# B G# E D B, Don H: G# E C# B G# E C# A
I'm going to use it for Don Helms/Roy Wiggins style playing and similar stuff, in a standard* E13th tuning. But before I finalize the design, I'm wondering if someone out there has a good idea for a simple palm lever design - just one – that can be manufactured without access to a milling machine, and any suggestions for which string/strings to raise (or lower).
* Roy W: G# E C# B G# E D B, Don H: G# E C# B G# E C# A