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- Tue Nov 27, 2018 11:37 am
- Forum: Pedal Steel
- Topic: Replacing Fender "knife edge" pivots.
- Replies: 1
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Replacing Fender "knife edge" pivots.
I have stripped down my Fender Artist D-10 for maintenance and find one pivot blade badly worn in three places, the other worn a bit less. For those not familiar with the thing I'll explain. And, by the way, these Fenders are the ones with the ShoBud undercarriage. I'm in UK. The fingers do not pivo...
- Mon Sep 10, 2018 11:13 am
- Forum: Lap Steel
- Topic: Lap Steel Intonation
- Replies: 8
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Re: Lap Steel Intonation
The note F# in a scale of G is technically higher than the note Gb (which belongs in the scale of Db). Some instruments (particularly in folk music) are tuned to a precise sale. E.G. Northumbrian pipes are tuned so that each note is an exact 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc from the tonic (called "G", but rarely ...
- Sun Jun 01, 2014 5:25 am
- Forum: Pedal Steel
- Topic: Is there a name for this type of simplified changer?
- Replies: 5
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Re: Is there a name for this type of simplified changer?
This looks like the retrofit arrangement that was added to some non-pedal guitars in the very early days. The pedal, via a cable, pulled on the relevant string between tuner post and the nut. My gut feeling is that string breakage will be the major problem. Common places for strings to "go" are the ...