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Thanks so much, guys! I'll follow up on all your suggestions. I just finished re-rodding my Williams, whew; good thing I'm mechanically adept, and kudos to Williams for making changes pretty easy.

I'm converting my Williams U-12 to extended E9 from standard U12. At 76 years old I'll be lucky to get on top of E9 much less try to dive into B6. My question is finding string sets for the Extended E ...

Thanks Steve and Len! I've printed out all these great posts so I can experiment with your ideas. Moving the G#s to Gs on the LKV fortunately doesn't require a lot of pressure, so it's okay in that re ...

I'm relatively new to PSG (less than 5 years) but have 35 years pro audio experience behind me so know a bit about audio.

I'd say the biggest factor in the effect of a bar on the PSG sound is its ...

Thanks so much for your comments, lotsa points to chew on. I've changed some pulls on my Willy a few times so have no problems experimenting with it mechanically.

I think I'll hook up the C# pull o ...

Hi y'all, so great to be back in the steel saddle again after losing more than a year to health problems. PSG is a huge joy for me, and a joyous anti-Alzheimer's regimen for this 70-year-old (never to ...

Wow this forum is SO great, thanks for the valuable input, guys! There aren't many steel players in Washington state so this forum is a lifesaver. Thanks a heap: I'll chase down all your suggestions. ...

A good pedal steel sound needs an exceptionally good reverb on it when called for, especially in the upper registers. I've tried a couple of Alesis digital versions and am underwhelmed. Anyone have re ...

This beautiful guitar and a treasure of spare parts sold and shipped today. Thanks for your interest, everyone!

This gorgeous Sierra served me well but became too heavy for this post-back-surgery-69-year-old gal to lug around. Very smooth action, precise tuning, very stable in all respects. It is in very good c ...

You're right, Tony: banjer. Had a Stelling for years, great tone. My PSG is sitting on a 1/2" plywood pad I made for it, sitting on top of the W2W carpeting; the routed cutout lets my stool legs ...

How I empathize with you, Jason! I tried for WEEKS to make my right palm and extended pinkie flatten onto the strings AND be able to pick them, and there is just NO WAY my physiology allows this! My h ...

Bless you gentlemen!! I know a lady isn't supposed to reveal her true age, but I was indeed born in 1947. I divulged this info because A) I'm proud to be a senior and B) to prove it's never too late t ...

After just a few months of diving into pedal steel at age 65, and falling totally in love with it, on this forum's recommendation I decided to switch from E9-10 to U-12 keyless. I was fearing a new hu ...

Joe: I had the same problem with my new guitar's front legs, extended down about 1/8"+ from full short, slipping up and throwing the pedal angles too low. I couldn't get the leg adjusters tight e ...

Thanks, guys: you're the best! I jumped on that thread, John, and found it very interesting indeed, especially Zane's comments about pedal "ABC" nomenclature.

Of interesting note, I was a ...

Oops: I misread my own scribble! The P4 B to C-natural combined with (in my case) LKR E to F gives me an F minor (not with the P2 as mistakenly noted above).

Thanks for pointing that out, Lane, (I' ...

After just a couple of weeks on an old Sierra E9, I fell madly in love with pedal steel!! Being 65 I know I need to learn it right the first time, so after polling this forum decided to learn on unive ...

Sorry, I've been off the Emmons E9 setup for a while and goofed up the pedal names above. Should read releasing the BC pedals and engaging the A pedal for a minor inversion slide. Some would comment t ...

I'm no expert either, by a long shot; but I've never been happy with having to release the C pedal and re-engage the AB during a smooth slide up a minor inversion. The sounds we want often drive us to ...

Thanks so much, gentlemen: good advice, all. I will have Bill Rudolph install his recommendation on the guitar, AND pursue the Telonics as a second option to have on hand to experiment with (I checked ...

I just placed a deposit on a Williams S12U: excited doesn't begin to describe! At 65 yrs old, I'm divin' into universal: yeehaa!

There are scads of pickup options, and I have no experience in these ...

After a 20+ year hiatus from PSG, I'm diving back in and replacing my lovely old Sierra 2 raise/lower with a new guitar. I've done a TON of research on line but nothing speaks like the experience of u ...

I'm not talking of a blocking resistor, Lane, that wouldn't make sense I agree. I'm taking a signal mixing approach instead. I'm going to build up a passive version this week and try it out. I'll let ...

As a retired pro audio mfg gal, my opinion is that it is a design shortcoming that doesn't allow the pot to make its full swing on these pedals. Lane is right, making the brass collar smaller increase ...

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Topic: Extended E9 strings
Claire Winter Replies: 9 Views: 1506	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Sep 2023 5:10 pm Subject: Extended E9 strings
Claire Winter Replies: 9 Views: 1506	Thanks so much, guys! I'll follow up on all your suggestions. I just finished re-rodding my Williams, whew; good thing I'm mechanically adept, and kudos to Williams for making changes pretty easy.
Topic: Extended E9 strings
Claire Winter Replies: 9 Views: 1506	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Sep 2023 10:54 am Subject: Extended E9 strings
Claire Winter Replies: 9 Views: 1506	I'm converting my Williams U-12 to extended E9 from standard U12. At 76 years old I'll be lucky to get on top of E9 much less try to dive into B6. My question is finding string sets for the Extended E ...
Topic: Copedent critique please? "C" pedal renegade
Claire Winter Replies: 10 Views: 2774	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Nov 2017 6:46 pm Subject: Copedent critique please? "C" pedal renegade
Claire Winter Replies: 10 Views: 2774	Thanks Steve and Len! I've printed out all these great posts so I can experiment with your ideas. Moving the G#s to Gs on the LKV fortunately doesn't require a lot of pressure, so it's okay in that re ...
Topic: 15/16" Bar vs. 7/8" Bar?
Claire Winter Replies: 44 Views: 9150	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Nov 2017 1:11 pm Subject: Bar size influence
Claire Winter Replies: 44 Views: 9150	I'm relatively new to PSG (less than 5 years) but have 35 years pro audio experience behind me so know a bit about audio. I'd say the biggest factor in the effect of a bar on the PSG sound is its ...
Topic: Copedent critique please? "C" pedal renegade
Claire Winter Replies: 10 Views: 2774	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Nov 2017 1:14 pm Subject: Copedent critique please? "C" pedal renegade
Claire Winter Replies: 10 Views: 2774	Thanks so much for your comments, lotsa points to chew on. I've changed some pulls on my Willy a few times so have no problems experimenting with it mechanically. I think I'll hook up the C# pull o ...
Topic: Copedent critique please? "C" pedal renegade
Claire Winter Replies: 10 Views: 2774	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Nov 2017 12:31 pm Subject: Copedent critique please? "C" pedal renegade
Claire Winter Replies: 10 Views: 2774	Hi y'all, so great to be back in the steel saddle again after losing more than a year to health problems. PSG is a huge joy for me, and a joyous anti-Alzheimer's regimen for this 70-year-old (never to ...
Topic: Good steel reverb recommendations anyone?
Claire Winter Replies: 54 Views: 17335	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 7 Oct 2016 9:51 am Subject: Good steel reverb recommendations anyone?
Claire Winter Replies: 54 Views: 17335	Wow this forum is SO great, thanks for the valuable input, guys! There aren't many steel players in Washington state so this forum is a lifesaver. Thanks a heap: I'll chase down all your suggestions. ...
Topic: Good steel reverb recommendations anyone?
Claire Winter Replies: 54 Views: 17335	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 5 Oct 2016 12:44 pm Subject: Good steel reverb recommendations anyone?
Claire Winter Replies: 54 Views: 17335	A good pedal steel sound needs an exceptionally good reverb on it when called for, especially in the upper registers. I've tried a couple of Alesis digital versions and am underwhelmed. Anyone have re ...
Topic: Sierra S-10 for sale
Claire Winter Replies: 3 Views: 3392	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 5 Oct 2016 12:32 pm Subject: Sierra S-10 Sold
Claire Winter Replies: 3 Views: 3392	This beautiful guitar and a treasure of spare parts sold and shipped today. Thanks for your interest, everyone!
Topic: Sierra S-10 for sale
Claire Winter Replies: 3 Views: 3392	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 20 Sep 2016 10:29 am Subject: Sierra S-10 for sale
Claire Winter Replies: 3 Views: 3392	This gorgeous Sierra served me well but became too heavy for this post-back-surgery-69-year-old gal to lug around. Very smooth action, precise tuning, very stable in all respects. It is in very good c ...
Topic: Newbie recommends U-12 & keyless
Claire Winter Replies: 17 Views: 4138	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Dec 2012 9:31 pm Subject: Plywood PSG pad
Claire Winter Replies: 17 Views: 4138	You're right, Tony: banjer. Had a Stelling for years, great tone. My PSG is sitting on a 1/2" plywood pad I made for it, sitting on top of the W2W carpeting; the routed cutout lets my stool legs ...
Topic: Palm Blocking! AAAAAAHHHHHHH!
Claire Winter Replies: 30 Views: 8212	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Dec 2012 4:40 pm Subject: Palm and two-finger blocking
Claire Winter Replies: 30 Views: 8212	How I empathize with you, Jason! I tried for WEEKS to make my right palm and extended pinkie flatten onto the strings AND be able to pick them, and there is just NO WAY my physiology allows this! My h ...
Topic: Newbie recommends U-12 & keyless
Claire Winter Replies: 17 Views: 4138	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Dec 2012 4:20 pm Subject: Newbie recommends U-12 & keyless
Claire Winter Replies: 17 Views: 4138	Bless you gentlemen!! I know a lady isn't supposed to reveal her true age, but I was indeed born in 1947. I divulged this info because A) I'm proud to be a senior and B) to prove it's never too late t ...
Topic: Newbie recommends U-12 & keyless
Claire Winter Replies: 17 Views: 4138	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Dec 2012 3:26 pm Subject: Newbie recommends U-12 & keyless
Claire Winter Replies: 17 Views: 4138	After just a few months of diving into pedal steel at age 65, and falling totally in love with it, on this forum's recommendation I decided to switch from E9-10 to U-12 keyless. I was fearing a new hu ...
Topic: Word of caution to newbies like me
Claire Winter Replies: 18 Views: 5138	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Dec 2012 4:12 pm Subject: Front leg slippage fix
Claire Winter Replies: 18 Views: 5138	Joe: I had the same problem with my new guitar's front legs, extended down about 1/8"+ from full short, slipping up and throwing the pedal angles too low. I couldn't get the leg adjusters tight e ...
Topic: New players' Universal dilemma!
Claire Winter Replies: 11 Views: 3405	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Jul 2012 2:54 pm Subject: New players' Universal dilemma!
Claire Winter Replies: 11 Views: 3405	Thanks, guys: you're the best! I jumped on that thread, John, and found it very interesting indeed, especially Zane's comments about pedal "ABC" nomenclature. Of interesting note, I was a ...
Topic: New players' Universal dilemma!
Claire Winter Replies: 11 Views: 3405	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Jul 2012 9:24 pm Subject: New players' Universal dilemma!
Claire Winter Replies: 11 Views: 3405	Oops: I misread my own scribble! The P4 B to C-natural combined with (in my case) LKR E to F gives me an F minor (not with the P2 as mistakenly noted above). Thanks for pointing that out, Lane, (I' ...
Topic: New players' Universal dilemma!
Claire Winter Replies: 11 Views: 3405	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Jul 2012 4:18 pm Subject: New players' Universal dilemma!
Claire Winter Replies: 11 Views: 3405	After just a couple of weeks on an old Sierra E9, I fell madly in love with pedal steel!! Being 65 I know I need to learn it right the first time, so after polling this forum decided to learn on unive ...
Topic: Help with transition
Claire Winter Replies: 15 Views: 4420	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Jul 2012 10:47 pm Subject: Help with transition
Claire Winter Replies: 15 Views: 4420	Sorry, I've been off the Emmons E9 setup for a while and goofed up the pedal names above. Should read releasing the BC pedals and engaging the A pedal for a minor inversion slide. Some would comment t ...
Topic: Help with transition
Claire Winter Replies: 15 Views: 4420	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Jul 2012 10:16 pm Subject: Help with transition
Claire Winter Replies: 15 Views: 4420	I'm no expert either, by a long shot; but I've never been happy with having to release the C pedal and re-engage the AB during a smooth slide up a minor inversion. The sounds we want often drive us to ...
Topic: Pickup advice please?!!
Claire Winter Replies: 17 Views: 6415	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Jul 2012 9:59 pm Subject: Pickup advice please?!!
Claire Winter Replies: 17 Views: 6415	Thanks so much, gentlemen: good advice, all. I will have Bill Rudolph install his recommendation on the guitar, AND pursue the Telonics as a second option to have on hand to experiment with (I checked ...
Topic: Pickup advice please?!!
Claire Winter Replies: 17 Views: 6415	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Jul 2012 12:22 pm Subject: Pickup advice please?!!
Claire Winter Replies: 17 Views: 6415	I just placed a deposit on a Williams S12U: excited doesn't begin to describe! At 65 yrs old, I'm divin' into universal: yeehaa! There are scads of pickup options, and I have no experience in these ...
Topic: Jackson Blackjack Custom opinions/experiences please!
Claire Winter Replies: 3 Views: 1414	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Jun 2012 8:23 am Subject: Jackson Blackjack Custom opinions/experiences please!
Claire Winter Replies: 3 Views: 1414	After a 20+ year hiatus from PSG, I'm diving back in and replacing my lovely old Sierra 2 raise/lower with a new guitar. I've done a TON of research on line but nothing speaks like the experience of u ...
Topic: Volume Pedal Change
Claire Winter Replies: 22 Views: 6509	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Jun 2012 11:41 pm Subject: Volume Pedal Change
Claire Winter Replies: 22 Views: 6509	I'm not talking of a blocking resistor, Lane, that wouldn't make sense I agree. I'm taking a signal mixing approach instead. I'm going to build up a passive version this week and try it out. I'll let ...
Topic: Volume Pedal Change
Claire Winter Replies: 22 Views: 6509	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Jun 2012 2:21 pm Subject: Volume Pedal Change
Claire Winter Replies: 22 Views: 6509	As a retired pro audio mfg gal, my opinion is that it is a design shortcoming that doesn't allow the pot to make its full swing on these pedals. Lane is right, making the brass collar smaller increase ...