Steel Guitar Builder

I started on my pedal that will do 2 pulls today. I am using the same basic design as I used on my knee lever. The main difference is the center has a square hole so it it fixed with the actual pedal cross rod. It will then pull one of 2 other cross rods depending on the direction of the switch. I just grabbed some scrap and got the basic idea here . I will get a working one done soon .

For those who may not understand how it works without the rest of the parts being made , look below at the link , and the rest will be pretty much like the knee lever. The center has a square hole so it is fixed to the cross rod, then thrust washers on each side and a 1/2" outside diam. bushing with a square hole cut in it as well. The outer levers that will hook to the cross rods have a 1/2" hole in them so they can move independent of each other . Followed by another thrust washer and lock collar. Excuse the long set screw , it was handy and I didn't want to go to town .

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I worked on the flipper that changes it today and took a few more pictures. The crossrod that actually hooks to the pedal will be operating 2 other crossrods so it is going to take 3 crossrods to do 2 pedals. I am not ready to put my single neck together so I think I am going to try it out on my double neck this weekend. I should be off for at least 4 days and plan on making the C pedal double on the 6th neck . That will give me one Knee lever and one pedal to experiment with.

As you can see the center is hooked directly to the cross rod and it then operates either lever to the other crossrods. The levers that operate the other cross rods have bushings for rotation and side load. Detent ball and spring in the changer as well as ears sticking up to keep it from moving too far.

Coming along - keep us up to date. It's a nice concept.

Allan.....

I keep seeing things I can do different. I see another way to make the stops and the changer lever smaller. A trip to the hardware store tomorrow and I will update the change later this week.

I have it on the guitar and it looks like it will work just fine . I have shown it apart and working one pedal on the E and one on the C neck . I am leaning towards working everything out on this guitar . Putting my single neck together and then building a maple body for this guitar.

This will be a little crowded with the double neck but will work on a single on a double frame or a one and a half just fine.


SORRY for the cheap camera . I might get a better picture tomorrow but you can get the idea.