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I own a GFI S12 Ultra, And a Mullen S12 PRP

Having a little more travel in the knee levers is the secret. To keeping a light GFT steel from wiggling and dancing across the floor, When you engage ...

Is the contact surface the string rides on the problem?

Or did the 3rd string finger break the pin, And a smaller pin was put in the finger, Which does not hold string proper?

Here on forum go to, "For Sale Steel Guitar" section.
Some guitars for sale, Have good pictures of under carriage, And the way cross shafts are installed. There is a good picture of GFI th ...

Back about 2004 George L got a bad bunch of .011 wire. Our local string supplier go an order of bad 3rd strings. At one show 3 steel players broke strings on stage. Had a man after the show ask, If we ...

The spring plunger in end, With slot and pin, To compress pin and spring is a good system.
Like Emmons, But, With slot and pin for easy removal.

GFI has square cross shaft, With bearing fit mach ...

How tall is the the combination of raise and lower fingers and return spring?

The moves of playing a steel guitar has to be practiced properly, Till you have the moves in your Neuro Memory.
When you body recognizes the Exciter,(Sight, tab or sheet music /Hearing, singer or in ...

The Mullen HWP S12 G2 is a very modern guitar. One of the specs is a 3/4" top on the guitar body, Like the early Mullen's guitars, Commonly called Pre Royal Precision, With a G2 changer and pulli ...

Thanks Bruce, My guitars are older with a different set up on the pedal rod connectors.
With the Machine screws and looks like Nyloc nuts. That setup will last many years, With no problems.

Billy Steel Guitar Shop is a nice shop to visit. Billy and Wanda are nice people.
I have been to the shop several times. He has always had several new and used steel guitars, Set up and tuned, To si ...

Do you have a just built GFI steel or a very low serial number guitar?

I just checked my setup GFI keyless Ultra S12 SN 1042 pedals. It has a complete different setup on the rod connector.

I w ...

With the plugin going through the metal frame on a GFI. You may want to reach under the guitar hold the plug end and put a wrench on plug in nut, Loosen it, And retighten it. Just to make sure the plu ...

Are the pedals actually touching the floor?

If the pedals are contacting the floor, That would be the problem. If the pedals are touching the floor, There should be a pedal stop up under the guitar ...

I thought about some sort of lighted fret board when I built a steel in 1970. Using plexiglass for fret boards. But at the time only filamented bulbs was used, And they make a lot of heat.
With LED ...

If your guitar is set up Emmons A-B-C. If your left foot sets far to the left, The A pedal may need to be raised just a little higher than the B pedal, When the pedals hit their stops. As some have su ...

From looking at the bolt in the picture, The nut from the way the end is domed is a Nylock nut, With a nylon lock ring in the dome.
The bolt should pass completely through the nut for full contact w ...

I have used Jeff Newman's tuning for years. When you go from 1 gig to another, Can cause problems, With some Keyboards and amps. Building voltage can change pitch and cause a problem. When I played in ...

Bad Wire, IS BAD WIRE.
If the steel was not to content specifications. Or if something happened to a fire in the heat treating process. Strings will break or work harden and raise up off the changer ...

Sorry to hear of his passing. Had some E-mail contact for pull parts for a pre RP I bought, And want to add a 10th string pull to. RIP.

Sometimes I think it depends on the size the present players body structure, Compared to the person who assembled the guitar. Or the last player the guitar was set up to fit and play.

When I bough ...

It looks like something in the changer or linkage has jumped out of position. It looks like the finger is pulled in the raised position, And not returning to open tuning position.

Looks like the on ...

Seen Doug at a couple Steel Guitar shows, The man has an unbelievable right hand. He played one song, He jumped from E9th to C6th back and forth. Never missed a string on either neck.

I know the feeling.
I migrated from a MSA Classic S10 (With wrap and hook, Cross shaft springs), Which gives you a 1/4" to 3/8" pedal movement before the pull actually begins.

In Dec. 20 ...

How much does your case weigh. 1 guitar I gigged had a case that weighed 25 lb., 40 lb. Guitar, Cased weighed 65 lb.

I made a padded cover to for the body of the guitar. Put a bar in back of vehicl ...

If you go on the internet and search Speedy West steel guitar tuning. It will come up some tunings. He used a Bigsby guitar early and used some strange tunings, Some sound like early hawian tunings.

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Topic: New Pedal Steel Day!
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 2 Views: 246	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Dec 2024 6:22 pm Subject: New Pedal Steel Day!
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 2 Views: 246	I own a GFI S12 Ultra, And a Mullen S12 PRP Having a little more travel in the knee levers is the secret. To keeping a light GFT steel from wiggling and dancing across the floor, When you engage ...
Topic: How Hard is This Repair?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 8 Views: 572	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Dec 2024 5:43 pm Subject: How Hard is This Repair?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 8 Views: 572	Is the contact surface the string rides on the problem? Or did the 3rd string finger break the pin, And a smaller pin was put in the finger, Which does not hold string proper?
Topic: Removable cross shafts
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 6 Views: 607	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 19 Dec 2024 3:21 pm Subject: Removable cross shafts
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 6 Views: 607	Here on forum go to, "For Sale Steel Guitar" section. Some guitars for sale, Have good pictures of under carriage, And the way cross shafts are installed. There is a good picture of GFI th ...
Topic: 3rd string keeps breaking
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 19 Views: 1349	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Dec 2024 10:34 pm Subject: 3rd string keeps breaking
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 19 Views: 1349	Back about 2004 George L got a bad bunch of .011 wire. Our local string supplier go an order of bad 3rd strings. At one show 3 steel players broke strings on stage. Had a man after the show ask, If we ...
Topic: Removable cross shafts
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 6 Views: 607	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 17 Dec 2024 10:09 pm Subject: Removable cross shafts
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 6 Views: 607	The spring plunger in end, With slot and pin, To compress pin and spring is a good system. Like Emmons, But, With slot and pin for easy removal. GFI has square cross shaft, With bearing fit mach ...
Topic: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 17 Views: 1088	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 17 Dec 2024 6:55 pm Subject: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 17 Views: 1088	How tall is the the combination of raise and lower fingers and return spring?
Topic: New player, how am I supposed to think?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 11 Views: 906	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Dec 2024 10:48 pm Subject: New player, how am I supposed to think?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 11 Views: 906	The moves of playing a steel guitar has to be practiced properly, Till you have the moves in your Neuro Memory. When you body recognizes the Exciter,(Sight, tab or sheet music /Hearing, singer or in ...
Topic: New PSG picker with a Mullen question
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 6 Views: 551	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Dec 2024 9:08 pm Subject: New PSG picker with a Mullen question
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 6 Views: 551	The Mullen HWP S12 G2 is a very modern guitar. One of the specs is a 3/4" top on the guitar body, Like the early Mullen's guitars, Commonly called Pre Royal Precision, With a G2 changer and pulli ...
Topic: GFI Pedal Nut Size??
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 7 Views: 629	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Dec 2024 6:20 pm Subject: GFI Pedal Nut Size??
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 7 Views: 629	Thanks Bruce, My guitars are older with a different set up on the pedal rod connectors. With the Machine screws and looks like Nyloc nuts. That setup will last many years, With no problems.
Topic: Billy Cooper's Steel Guitar Shop?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 37 Views: 21113	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Dec 2024 10:19 pm Subject: Billy Cooper's Steel Guitar Shop?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 37 Views: 21113	Billy Steel Guitar Shop is a nice shop to visit. Billy and Wanda are nice people. I have been to the shop several times. He has always had several new and used steel guitars, Set up and tuned, To si ...
Topic: GFI Pedal Nut Size??
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 7 Views: 629	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Dec 2024 6:11 pm Subject: GFI Pedal Nut Size??
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 7 Views: 629	Do you have a just built GFI steel or a very low serial number guitar? I just checked my setup GFI keyless Ultra S12 SN 1042 pedals. It has a complete different setup on the rod connector. I w ...
Topic: Static noise and grounding on GFI-II pickup
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 4 Views: 372	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 12 Dec 2024 10:32 pm Subject: Static noise and grounding on GFI-II pickup
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 4 Views: 372	With the plugin going through the metal frame on a GFI. You may want to reach under the guitar hold the plug end and put a wrench on plug in nut, Loosen it, And retighten it. Just to make sure the plu ...
Topic: A+B pedal question
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 29 Views: 2133	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Dec 2024 11:29 pm Subject: A+B pedal question
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 29 Views: 2133	Are the pedals actually touching the floor? If the pedals are contacting the floor, That would be the problem. If the pedals are touching the floor, There should be a pedal stop up under the guitar ...
Topic: lighted fretboard retrofit?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 5 Views: 641	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Dec 2024 3:25 pm Subject: lighted fretboard retrofit?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 5 Views: 641	I thought about some sort of lighted fret board when I built a steel in 1970. Using plexiglass for fret boards. But at the time only filamented bulbs was used, And they make a lot of heat. With LED ...
Topic: A+B pedal question
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 29 Views: 2133	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Dec 2024 10:01 pm Subject: A+B pedal question
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 29 Views: 2133	If your guitar is set up Emmons A-B-C. If your left foot sets far to the left, The A pedal may need to be raised just a little higher than the B pedal, When the pedals hit their stops. As some have su ...
Topic: MSA Classic knee lever bolt
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 2 Views: 361	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Dec 2024 5:31 pm Subject: MSA Classic knee lever bolt
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 2 Views: 361	From looking at the bolt in the picture, The nut from the way the end is domed is a Nylock nut, With a nylon lock ring in the dome. The bolt should pass completely through the nut for full contact w ...
Topic: See if you can answer this???
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 10 Views: 1238	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Dec 2024 10:02 pm Subject: See if you can answer this???
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 10 Views: 1238	I have used Jeff Newman's tuning for years. When you go from 1 gig to another, Can cause problems, With some Keyboards and amps. Building voltage can change pitch and cause a problem. When I played in ...
Topic: 3rd string keeps breaking
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 19 Views: 1349	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Dec 2024 9:36 pm Subject: 3rd string keeps breaking
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 19 Views: 1349	Bad Wire, IS BAD WIRE. If the steel was not to content specifications. Or if something happened to a fire in the heat treating process. Strings will break or work harden and raise up off the changer ...
Topic: Obit for Mike Mantey, Jr.
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 23 Views: 5266	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 8 Dec 2024 7:23 pm Subject: Obit for Mike Mantey, Jr.
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 23 Views: 5266	Sorry to hear of his passing. Had some E-mail contact for pull parts for a pre RP I bought, And want to add a 10th string pull to. RIP.
Topic: New Steel Not A Good Fit?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 24 Views: 2318	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Dec 2024 11:07 pm Subject: New Steel Not A Good Fit?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 24 Views: 2318	Sometimes I think it depends on the size the present players body structure, Compared to the person who assembled the guitar. Or the last player the guitar was set up to fit and play. When I bough ...
Topic: Excel changer issue
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 15 Views: 986	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Dec 2024 9:54 pm Subject: Excel changer issue
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 15 Views: 986	It looks like something in the changer or linkage has jumped out of position. It looks like the finger is pulled in the raised position, And not returning to open tuning position. Looks like the on ...
Topic: Doug Jernigan Jamming at Home
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 19 Views: 1593	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 4 Dec 2024 8:32 pm Subject: Doug Jernigan Jamming at Home
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 19 Views: 1593	Seen Doug at a couple Steel Guitar shows, The man has an unbelievable right hand. He played one song, He jumped from E9th to C6th back and forth. Never missed a string on either neck.
Topic: need,pedal slack,at the top.
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 9 Views: 584	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Dec 2024 5:17 pm Subject: need,pedal slack,at the top.
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 9 Views: 584	I know the feeling. I migrated from a MSA Classic S10 (With wrap and hook, Cross shaft springs), Which gives you a 1/4" to 3/8" pedal movement before the pull actually begins. In Dec. 20 ...
Topic: Moving my D10 up and down stairs suggestions
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 10 Views: 1181	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Dec 2024 5:06 pm Subject: Moving my D10 up and down stairs suggestions
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 10 Views: 1181	How much does your case weigh. 1 guitar I gigged had a case that weighed 25 lb., 40 lb. Guitar, Cased weighed 65 lb. I made a padded cover to for the body of the guitar. Put a bar in back of vehicl ...
Topic: Anyone try transcribing Speedy west on modern, standard cope
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 4 Views: 679	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Dec 2024 2:31 pm Subject: Anyone try transcribing Speedy west on modern, standard cope
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 4 Views: 679	If you go on the internet and search Speedy West steel guitar tuning. It will come up some tunings. He used a Bigsby guitar early and used some strange tunings, Some sound like early hawian tunings.