Steel Guitar Builder

Here's a pic Never use anything smaller than a #8 set screw.

Joe, set screws on the flat of a round cross shaft works. Myself, I use a pointed set screw on a square shaft. First I machine a 1/32" deep V-groove into the shaft so as to give the set screw some "bite". The parts of the bell crank that slip over the square shaft are 3/16" thick. This gives enough ...

Hi Mac, Happy New Year!. No doubt you're right about the note determination. The one thing I was wondering about was the spongy feeling even on the raise, where you have pulled the note to the finger stop and without any stop on the pedal crank, the pedal would "want to" go further and thereby the s...

Hi Mac, Interesting stuff. They really knew how to do things in the more or less infancy stage of pedal steel. A question: In the drawing it appears that on a raise, the fingertip nut and bolt adjuster slides with the finger and stops against the tail piece. Is this the only stop or is it incorporat...

Rick, it could be done...with some finesse. What you DO need is enough space between fingers

Frank, any time you want, let me know, hop across the bridge and take a Sunday drive to my place..you will be most welcome!

Ron, quality and eye candy through and through. Your work is top notch!

What a great job! This could just as well have been your 20th project!. I am amazed at the talent out there. You rank near the top and you've only just begun...

That's the one, Dave. I hope they will deal with "foreigners"..so many outfits in the states will only deal with a business, not the public.

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P.S. I have a supplier of $2.50 on connectors which helped make my decision

Hi Dave, would you like to share the contact info for this supplier? That price is unbeatable!