bluesteel wrote:Holy smoke, that is one sweet changer design, 4 raise, 3 lower? Looks a bit like an Excel. Would love to know how your changer works. Hats off to you!
Thanks muchly for the compliment! You are right 4 raise/3 lower, the brass adjuster at the top is the split tuner. The mechanism's basic function is indeed the same as Excel and Anapeg, both of which share the same function as the Rickenbacker changer from the 40's or 50's and the way cool, but ill fated Fender PS series that never went into production. All these changers have quite different details but share the same mechanical function.
One killer feature/benefit that my design shares with the Fender PS is the ability to remove one finger at a time for cleaning or repair. I've done some repair work on various steels (including a couple of Excel's) and while removing one finger without having to disassemble the whole changer is possible, its fiddly and requires a high degree of care and patience and is guaranteed to get one's panties bunched up very tight! One wrong move and you will indeed have to take the whole thing apart....arrrgh!
I can remove or install a single finger in around 60 seconds with no panty bunching at all.
Thanks again!