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Bill - That's exactly what I had in mind - to make the end plates a part of the entire sub-structure. STROoooooong! Cabinet drop? What's THAT! Ran into some interesting things concerning the Fender PS210 designed by Gene Fields. He had the presence of mind to enclose most of the instrument and even ...

Amen, Georg.

Alright, Bill Ford!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I certainly do not claim to be thoroughly knowledgeable about all things PSG but I'm slowly getting an education thanks to folks like yourself. Those pics are, indeed, worth a thousand words. My intuition seems to have served me well. Those instruments are very a...

Georg - I'm truly enamored with the undercarriage of Wolfgang's design. I couldn't tell from the photos that he's posted but does that center "strut" support some of the hardware or is it primarily a "stiffener". I can see a bunch of "through-holes" but nary a mount or connection. As an aside, how d...

All Right! I got a couple of expected responses. We've all seen the Anapeg and it is, indeed, a looker. I've often wondered, though, what makes it so special so as to justify the outrageous (to me) price tag. Georg - Now THAT'S what I had in mind! As I intimated in my original post, I certainly do n...

I figured that I might get a couple of passioned responses to that title. "What in hell is this idiot 'talkin 'bout?". Let me 'splain - as best I can. The PSG has existed in primarily the same physical configuration for the past umpteen years. We all recognize the body being sandwiched between two e...

No, Georg. The thrust of my argument is only that should you claim that the Sortun Elliptical Whiz-Bang changer offers advantages over the Damron Cryogenically Stabilized Pitch-Altering mechanism then you should be able to articulate the methodology leading to that conclusion and the verifiable resu...

Some of you know that I just joined the Steel Guitar Builders Forum this morning. You also know that I intimated that I would keep silent, observe and learn while not indiscriminantly jumping into the fray with both feet while contributing nothing of value. I've changed my mind. I've spent the last ...