Steel Guitar Builder

Thanks for your advice Pat. Still trying to picture in my head how exactly the splits work. If using the changer method for instance, it makes sense that the screw in the back would be the final stop. But how is the other note controlled? or perhaps I don't understand exactly what the split is. (hav...

Thats a good idea, thanks for the tip.
dave

Thanks for your reply Georg. If I understand then, if you have 3 raise holes you would just hook 3 rods to that finger and the same pedal or knee lever and this would give you three splits? Say E open F#, G, G# and you feel the rod engage and or hear the note wanted? So could you have the three rod ...

Has anyone done Split tuning and Half stops on their steels?
Can this be done after the fact or is it something to consider at design time?
Will you share some of the possible ways to implement them?

Thanks,
Dave

Not sure if this is what you want but I found something with your spec.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#sleeve-bearings/=bs1h0d

good luck

HI Eldon, Are Mac's ideas for attaching legs to the body in his new book? I hope so. Sent him some mola last Friday, waiting for the post man to deliver it so i can get a copy. I have the Gluck book on CD that has some good ideas in it but is not all inclusive. Leaving room for personal expression I...

Hi Eldon, I've seen the principle b4 but not sure on what. I think the thread ends were tapered and the cap nut was also tapered to help ease it on the squeeze, kind of like a natural gas fitting is. The problem I've found in the past with stock pipe is that the od of the inner pipe size is not a ve...

I went there and checked out some rotor shafts they had. Actually cheaper and they are precision +0.0 - 0.001.
I think a 12" length was $8.35 + shipping and handling. Seems like a better alternative.
Dave

Sounds like a good idea. Readily available, inexpensive, probably no deflection at the length used.
Not made to a exacting standard, so diameters would probably vary some what.
Dave